Page 22 of Loved By the Wolf

“Luc, I’m not deteriorating like you said I would,” I rushed to explain. “Plus, there’s nothing you can do about it. So just chill. You’re going to scare Jill.”

“I told you I’m not afraid of either of you, and Luc is working on his anger management.”

Before Jill could finish, Luc was out of the car. I opened my eyes to see him pacing. Then he came back in and slammed the door shut.

“Doesn’t look like he’s controlling it very well right now,” I pointed out.

“Your wolf is not letting you change?” Luc asked in a huff.

“That’s what I said.” I was a lot calmer than I thought I would be. Maybe Luc was holding enough anger for both of us. I smirked, thinking I should hang out with Luc more so I could stay calmer. “Mind if I crash at your place for a little longer?”

“Yeah, of course. You don’t have to ask.” He seemed distracted, and I was about to ask him a question when he spoke again. “We should ask Miti what’s going on. Maybe she has an anecdote.”

I laughed. “I highly doubt that.”

“All the same, I’d like to ask Miti. She just came home today.”

“I’m going to go up and leave you two boys to talk,” Jill said, giving Luc a kiss.

I looked away, feeling like my heart was getting squeezed.

Before she got out, Jill said, “Brandon, just remember what Luc said. The call to mate will tear you apart, and Becca will not wait for you forever. She deserves better than that.”

We both watched Jill walk away.

“She didn’t have to say that,” I growled. “And you told her?”

“Yeah, she did,” Luc said, swatting me across the head. “And I tell her everything. She’s my mate.”

I reached back to attack him, but he had me pinned to the seat before I could move. Still holding me, he said, “Brandon, I sent Becca the necklace with your note.”

“What? I wasn’t ready to send it! I told her it was like a dreamcatcher!”

“What? Why?” His hold faltered, and I leaned forward, trying to escape, but Luc was fast and pinned me down even harder.

“I couldn’t figure out any other way to make sure she wore it. She’s having nightmares, so I thought it would work.” I slammed my head against the headrest, closing my eyes at the damage done. “It’s why I was waiting to send it to her. I realized I didn’t want to lie to her. Now I have.”

Luc grunted and released me from his hold. “You’re way too hard on yourself, Brandon. We can sort out what you told her later, but if she wears it, we’ll know if she’s safe, at least until we get rid of Pac.”

And there was nothing I could do about it now. I sighed. “Do you know if she got the package?”

“Yes, she did, and you can detect her movement with this ring.” Luc reached into his back pocket and handed me a gold ring with a solitaire gemstone. “The gemstone is showing red because you’re not near her. If you were near her, it’d turn green. Here’s the app you need on your phone.” He turned on his phone to show me.

I couldn’t help laughing. “Miti is now working in the twenty-first century with apps and all?”

“Yeah.” Luc chuckled. “Apparently she’s really into modern technology and is now mixing it in with her spells.”

“That might be dangerous for all of us.”

Luc shook his head. “Miti knows her limits. I trust her.”

“It’s not that I don’t trust her,” I said quickly. “It’s just—”

“You don’t trust her.”

I threw my hands up in exasperation. “She doesn’t always get her spells right, you know that.”

Luc hid a smile. “Don’t tell that to her face,” he advised.

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