Page 45 of Rejected Wolf's Secret Baby (Rejected Moons 4)

Fair question.

I like spending time with Alicia. I’ve loved having her around and getting to know her again, now that we’re not young anymore. And obviously, the sex is great. I can think of a million things I’d like to do with her that I haven’t gotten the chance to try yet.

But I can tell that none of that is what Kayla’s asking. She doesn’t want to know if I find her sister fuckable.

She wants to know if I’d accept her as a mate.

Could I do that again? Could I take a chance on Alicia? What if she rejected me again? It hurt the first time. This time, I think it might really crush me. And it’s not like she’s been devoted to me since she’s been back.

“She’s not staying here,” I say. “She’s leaving the pack.”

“Maybe,” Kayla says. “She might stay if you gave her a reason.”

“Why do you want to see me with her so badly?”

Kayla shrugs. “I think you two are a good fit,” she says. “Does it have to be deeper than that?”

She’s not looking me in the eye, and I suspect itisactually deeper than that. But I decide not to push her.

“I guess not,” I say. “But it’s fighting a losing battle. She wants to leave the pack behind. And every time I go over there, I feel like someone has to push her out the door just to get her to see me.”

“But you and I could figure out a way to get her out of the house,” Kayla says.

“I’m listening.”

“If you want to see her tomorrow, you could go down to the river,” Kayla says. “And I could figure out a way to get her there. You could just…happen to cross each other’s paths.”

I do like the idea. And I’d definitely like to see her tomorrow. “I could be at the river,” I say.

“Around noon, maybe?”

“Sure, I can do that.”

“Well, maybe you’ll see Alicia there, then,” Kayla says. “She could use a little time away from the baby. She’s had nothing but mom time for the past two years. It’ll be good for her to do something fun, if nothing else.”

I smile. “You mean, even if she and I don’t end up together?”

“I still can’t tell if that’s what you even want,” Kayla says. “Honestly, getting you two to admit your feelings for each other is like herding cats.”

“You’re so sure you’re right about this.”

“Sisters always know.”

Maybe they do. Hell, maybe she’s right. I won’t deny that I have feelings for Alicia.

But feelings aren’t everything.

If she’s going to take her daughter and go back to the human world, I just don’t see how it could ever work out between the two of us.

27

ALICIA

“CanIbabysitforyou today?”

I look up at Kayla, who’s leaning against my door frame. “I’m not going out today, I’m still tired from the errands I had to run yesterday,” I say, mystified.

“You should go out,” she says. “It’s the nicest day we’ve had all summer. You should take advantage of it.”

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