Page 88 of Wolf Unleashed
“He likes to make people squirm,” Freya said from behind.
Rafe grinned and kissed Alyssa long and hard.
“What happened to your ‘no-kissing in front of the pack’ rule?” Alyssa asked.
“Freya’s not pack. She’s family, and a pain in the ass.”
“Watch it, Brother. I’m on kitchen duty tonight.”
“Fuck.”
“Meaning?” Alyssa asked.
“You don’t need to know,” Rafe replied. “And if you tell her, Freya, I’ll exile you when I’m alpha.” Rafe kissed Alyssa one last time as a group of trainees emerged through the trees, rolling the boulder with the use of rope and sheer shifter strength. “I’ll get out of your way, Artemis. Be good. Later tonight you can be bad.” With a grin and a pinch to her ass, Rafe headed off, taking Tiernan with him.
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ALYSSA
“So, here’s the thing,”Freya immediately started to talk. “Rafe absolutely hates cauliflower. The last time he pissed me off, I was in charge of the kitchen for dinner that evening. I made sure every dish used cauliflower. Riced cauliflower pizza, cauliflower soup, grilled cauliflower, and raw cauliflower salad. You get the idea. As the Heir, Rafe can’t simply refuse to eat what’s on the menu, especially with all the children eating in the lodge. It would give them the excuse not to eat something they don’t like. We don’t waste food here. Rafe was forced to eat every dish without complaining.”
“Oh, that’s cruel. And Ilovecauliflower.”
“Oooh… cauliflower kiss! You have to do it next time he irritates you.”
“I don’t have the heart.”
“You need to learn to put a male shifter in his place.”
“I have three. I’m kind of outnumbered.”
“That makes it easier. Party with two. Make the third wait.”
“So, this is sibling rivalry,” Alyssa said, laughing, even as she watched the shifters haul the boulder the last few feet. The second group showed up… too late as the first group pulled the boulder to the finish line.
“We have a winner! Everyone, get dressed. Losing group, head down to the septic tanks. You’ll receive your instruction there. Winners have the afternoon off.” Cheers and curses went up in tandem.
“Doesn’t Rafe retaliate?” Alyssa asked as Freya’s attention shot to the group that had lost, specifically to Miko, the black wolf who’d refused to talk to Alyssa. Her brilliant green eyes, so much like Rafe’s, locked onto Miko.
“He’s stunning,” Freya said really low so the males wouldn’t hear her.
Miko was indeed quite handsome, with a square jaw, black hair that swept over blue eyes, and broad shoulders made for wrapping around a woman.
“What about Gunnar?” Alyssa asked as she watched Freya’s guard. He seemed to scowl at the male shifters entering the clearing. The entire lot of them.
Freya waved an uninterested hand over her shoulder. “He’s over there somewhere.”
Alyssa wasn’t going to say anything, but the shifter watched Freya’s every move and not because he was assigned to protect her, either.
“Where’s my fucking clothes, human?” Ronan said as he marched over to Alyssa and Freya, thoroughly naked, the red panties dangling from his forefinger.
“You mean those aren’t yours? I guess you’ll have to make do with what you have, considering the pack’s rule against walking around naked.”
“I can’t wear this.”
“Sure, you can, though I can see where it might be a bit tight. Do you want me to let it out for you? What do you think, Freya? Three inches?” No answer. She turned to see Freya had disappeared. Gunnar too. And that’s when it hit her. She recognized the scent on those panties. They belonged to Freya.
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