Page 60 of Tempting Frey
The twin creases I knew so well appeared between my pa’s eyebrows. “He didwhat?”
“Maybe it was just a reflex, I don’t know. I doubt he wanted to hurt me in any way,” Teddy hurried to explain. “But I went mute, and he stormed away. He’s not picking up our calls.”
My pa rolled his eyes. “Damned, obstinate alpha. I’ll try to call him myself.”
All three of us were too keyed up to sit down, so we shuffled around in the cramped space while Pa dialed my dad three times in a row.
Except Dad didn’t pick up for Pa either, which made Pa livid. “What the hell does he think he can achieve? Is he determined to stay mad for nothing? Let’s take the car. We’re bound to spot him in his cruiser somewhere around town.”
“Unless he went off in fur,” Teddy suggested.
Pa shook his head. “Not when he’s working, he can’t.”
Just then, Teddy’s phone rang. He picked up immediately.
“Yeah?”
Monty’s voice was so loud, I could hear nearly every word.
“We have a situation. A bunch of cars, trucks, and a huge ass trailer appeared on the road behind the church. I can hear chainsaws going. I’ve seen Chickie’s cruiser on the way up there,but he might need backup. Jordy and I are ready to shift. You coming?”
“Don’t you dare!” I cried before Teddy could reply. “Nobody is going there in fur.”
Teddy flashed me a look. “We might have to.”
I leaned in so Monty could hear me too. “No, you don’t. We’re coming, but we’re driving a car and speaking to those people like civilized citizens.”
My mate regarded me carefully, and I could see in his eyes how he formed and dismissed a counterargument.
“Monty, I’m on my way,” he said, holding my gaze. “Don’t shift. Wait for me to call you back.”
“Sure, man.”
“You’re not going there in fur,” I said as soon as Teddy ended the call. “And I’m coming with you.”
“This might get dangerous, Oliver.”
“Why would it get dangerous unless you and my dad do something stupid, huh?”
“Oliver…”
It was time to spill the beans. “I know who bought the land.”
Now it was Teddy’s turn to gape.
“I know who bought the land, and I’m not letting you storm in there. We need to go and stop my dad from confronting them.”
“How do you know?”
“Calvin told me.”
Teddy looked utterly stunned. “Calvin?”
“He’s friends with them. And no, they’re not developers.”
“But…”
“I’ll explain on the way. Just come on. We can take my parents’ old truck.”
