Page 40 of Luna Trials
Two could play that game. “Nope. Don’t forget your appointment with Dr. Greenwood tomorrow.”
“Is that tomorrow?” He scratched his beard.
“Yes. I wrote it on a note on the fridge.”
“Oh that’s what that was. I used it for fire starter.”
“Papa…”
“Just teasing. Russell is coming up the road so I’ve got to go, but I’m glad you’re doing alright. Go back to bed.”
“Stay safe, okay,” I begged.
“I’ll try.” He hung up on me.
Well, I wasn’t going back to sleep.
I rolled over and stared at the wall, thinking through everything I’d learned last night. Which wasn’t much.Ranger McCaw.I wanted to believe he was an asshole, but on paper he was the perfect catch. Twenty-four years old and already Alpha of the largest pack in the Pacific Northwest. It was a fair challenge when he’d taken over at eighteen. His predecessor was thirty and seemed like a real dick.
McCaw Pack looked like they loved their new Alpha. And the pack was doing really well. Fallon was his only living relative and they were close, usually photographed together in public. They had a real rags-to-riches story, growing up in the system and coming out on top. My heart ached thinking how hard that must have been. But if I’d learned anything here so far, it was that the media could twist things to make you believe anything they wanted.
I needed more dirt on him.
Sighing, I rolled to my back.
There was no reason to care this much about some Alpha anyway. Shifters like him and Chad Tulia were way out of my league. They were like gods among us mortals. Powerful. Untouchable.
Though I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to touch him. Just a little. Like run my hands along his abs and dip down under the waistband of his…
I needed a cold shower. Stat.
*
Freshly showered and dressed, I walked straight into an ambush. Trenton and Stef sat on the sofas in the hotel room waiting for me.
“Good morning…” I started, looking to the door as if I could make a quick escape. But it was only the two of them which was more of a fair fight than I was used to in dealing with the members of my pack.
“I don’t know what’s good about it.” Stef narrowed her eyes. “But maybe I’d be happy too if I was hanging out with Fallon McCaw and Edith Tulia all night like some rank jumping show dog.”
Was that what this was about?“It wasn’t all night. It was one drink. And they’re really nice. Maybe you should meet them sometime and see if you could learn a thing or two about being friendly.”
“I’ll show you friendly, you little–”
“Enough,” Trenton barked. My wolf growled at his command and I had to yank her back before she took over the shift.
Trenton turned his glare to me. “I don’t know what you’re trying to pull, but you need to remember that we’re on the same team for the trials and the games.”
“Now we’re on the same team?” I sighed.
Trenton growled. Stef cowered.
I pretended to pick a piece of lint off my shirt. “I remember you saying to take care of ourselves.”
“I told you to get through the Luna Trials. We’d worry about the Alpha Games later,” Trenton said.
The early morning wakeup call must have set me on edge. Or I was tired of dealing with these assholes. I gave them my biggest smile. “I’m pretty sure I was called a cow and that neither of you wanted me here. Did something change in the last few days?”
I knew I was testing my luck. This was about the time they’d corner me with their posse and remind me of my place. Lower ranking wolves weren’t supposed to talk back. Which was crap if you asked me. No one usually asked me.