He was so, so believable.
“You don’t have to force them to be nice to me,” I told Nico, flashing him a look.
“He’s going to anyway,” Ethan said. “Better that than fucking up the pack over a mate bond that’s obviously going to work out.
Grant made a sound of agreement.
“What was the name of that book we were reading last month?” Enzo asked, looking at Finn. “Fire something?”
Finn reluctantly said the name, and I lit up.
“Oh, I love that one. What did you guys think about the underground city?”
The conversation moved easily.
If there was one thing I could do well, it was discuss books.
And essays.
Essays were obviously much more boring, though.
My stomach growled loudly at some point during the discussion. When Nico tried to drag me back to his house, one of the guys explained that becoming a werewolf was known to make someone extremely hungry.
Ethan—and even Finn—spent the next hour passing me s’mores to eat while we all talked. That stopped Nico’s protests for the most part, even though he didn’t seem happy about it.
Honestly?
It was the most fun I’d had in ages.
Even though I definitely ate some dirt along with the marshmallows and chocolate.
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As soon asthe door to Nico’s house was shut behind us, he had me pinned to the wall beside it. His hands wrapped around my face, tipping my head back as he stared down at me.
“I haven’t heard those bastards talk that much in years.”
“Probably because you skip their book club.”
“The Feral Pack doesn’t need a book club.”
“Tonight totally proved that wrong. I think you’re just jealous that they want me to be in it more than they want you.”
His lips brushed mine, lightly. Like he couldn’t help it. “Of course I’m jealous.”
“Don’t be. I talk about books with everyone. Literally. I get paid for it.”
“Not with me.”
“I’ll act them out with you instead.” I ran my hand over his ass, making his chest rumble.
He kissed me again, a little harder, before pulling away. “You’re going to drive me mad, woman.”
“I think you’re bored enough here that you want me to.”
Nico gave me a quiet growl. “You have no fucking idea.”
