Page 27 of Fallen Wolf
Just then Grandpa appeared… naked like the day he was born. And he was born alongtime ago.
“No way, I’m not missing my grandson’s sixteenth birthday. I will be there with Grandma, Noah. And I will be on my best behaviour.” I just shook my head and laughed at him, as I tried to advert my eyes.
God, I wish I could wash my brain out. Just that sight of everything saggy and swinging was going to haunt me for a long time. And I was used to being around naked people a lot.
“As long as you wear clothes Grandpa.”
28
Ada
Monday…another week. At least it was another week closer to the end. I had prom committee stuff to do after school today. Ugh, I wasn’t looking forward to it at all. I have no idea why I’d signed up. Okay so I do remember why, it was so I could use it as an excuse for why I didn’t have a date. I could claim that to make sure it all ran smoothly I couldn’t bring a date. But now… I might be able to get one.
The school day was weird without Lexi. I was so used to her being there and I didn’t want to feel alone again. I thought that I would, but with the Kiba boys still around me, and more attentive than before, I knew I would never eat alone again. It made me happy to know that even with her not here, they were still wanting to be my friends. Well except Noah.
“Ugh… bet she is having the worst time with Jett, I will probably have to kick his ass when I get home.” Ranger groaned as he walked with me into the cafeteria. He really had it out for his older brother. I didn’t get why, so far Jett had been nice and funny. Maverick smacked him over the back of his head and I stifled a laugh.
“Has she messaged you?” Ranger asked me with those pleading eyes of his. I had worked out he was charming and flirty, but really insecure. Especially when it came to Lexi. Did he think that at any moment she would trade him in for his brother? He was crazy.
Now Jett was all that and more, but I could tell Lexi had eyes for Ranger. There was something charming about him that had her wanting him. He needed to stop with all the drama. She had told me all about it, how he had lost it over some stupid cake for Rafferty’s birthday. Like it was cake? What the hell?
“She isn’t just with Jett, Mekhi is there too and you know it. Stop overreacting, you will scare her away if you do. She did message me to tell me she was playing with them.” Ranger’s nostrils flared and my eyes widened when his eyes glowed. I knew that meant he was close to shifting. I had seen it when Noah did. An arm draped around my shoulder and started to pull me away. “Oh, playing games together.” I rolled my eyes at my choice of words but he must have thought I was rolling them at him, because he growled again. Shit, he was very testy today.
“Ranger,” Noah had a warning tone in his voice, as he led me over to our table in the cafeteria.
A wrap and bottle of water appeared in front of me from the tray Noah was carrying.
“You don’t have to keep buying me lunch, I can afford my own food.” I didn’t want him to waste all his money on me. It was sweet but now it was making me feel guilty. He had a crush on me, that was clear to everyone, and I did have one on him. But that was it, it was just a crush. Something that can’t go further. It was not even legal. I had turned eighteen in January.
“Told you that buying her lunch doesn’t mean your dating.” My mouth dropped open and I turned to Luca, Noah’s best friend. His dark eyes pinned on me. He took a sip from his can and just acted like he didn’t just say something. What?
“What?” I squeaked out, did Noah tell everyone we were dating? Was that before or after the whole wolf petting incident. I looked around the table. All eyes were on me and I froze.
“No, I never said that.” Noah protested. But everyone just watched me… why were they watching me? I swallowed. I didn’t like being centre of attention, I couldn’t handle it.
“But you didn’t say you weren’t either.” Luca pointed to Noah. I heard a low growl from behind me. What the hell just happened, everyone was in a bad mood today. I turned to Noah and he stopped growling. He looked down at me with those big puppy dog eyes.
“I didn’t, I promise you Ada I never said that. I just wanted to get you lunch. I will stop if it upsets you, I didn’t realize it did.” I sighed and shook my head.
“It’s just I didn’t want you to waste all your money buying me lunch, I can afford to pay for it, so maybe tomorrow I can buy you lunch?” Noah smiled, his big blue eyes crinkled at the sides and he nodded.
“You know his family are like super rich right?” He shot a glare over my head to whoever said that. I patted his arm to calm him down. I didn’t care if he did have a lot of money or if he didn’t, I just liked to pay for myself sometimes and also return the favor.
The topic changed to something the Kenneally pack had done and I just zoned out and wondered what Destiny was up to now, I was missing her, but I would see her soon.
What was more strange,River came up to me today.Again.Told me that Huxley wanted to talk to me. I got butterflies, even though we parted ways not on good terms, I still had feelings for him.
When I saw him, he was waiting for me outside of school grounds.
“Hi,” I was nervous, but I help my tongue, he shuffled his feet and looked right at me.
“I’m sorry I was a bad friend,” I nodded, I was glad he remembered that. But then he was gone. What the hell just happened?
I was getting dinner ready after a brutal committee meeting, anything was brutal when Olivia George was a part of it.
I was really starting to worry about Lexi. She was stuck at home because some bad wolf pack was trying to hurt her. I’d known Rafferty had come from a bad place, you wouldn’t just be in the foster system for no reason, but now his old pack were after her. And it wasn’t just Kiba that were protecting her, the other 2 packs, Rawlins and Kenneally were too. Noah told me about it at school, but I didn’t know how bad it was. Lexi had never mentioned it any further on the weekend, it was like the threat wasn’t there when I was swimming in the pool… with Saint.
There was a knock at the door, “I’ll get it” mom yelled out. She answered the door and I started to drain the pasta I was cooking.
