Page 45 of Luna Trials
Oh, that’s what you choose to get mad about?
Molly gave a sympathetic look to the cameras. “Let’s not worry about that now. The fun is about to begin. The first trial is on Friday so you all have three days to prepare. At the back of the room, the attendants have random assignments. When I say so, form lines to draw your mission from the stack. Tonight in the cafeteria there will be tables set up for you to connect with your teammates for this trial.”
Teammates.
Okay. I could do this.
“Good luck, ladies.” Molly’s smile gave me the creeps as she looked around the room. There was a collective intake of breath and we waited until she said, “Go.”
*
“Trade me,” Stef demanded.
“Hell no.” I barely escaped that chaos with my life and I was not letting go of this assignment unless they pried it from my cold, dead fingers.
“Don’t make me pull rank,” she gritted out through clenched teeth. Her blond hair was a mess with the tie coming loose and I’m sure I didn’t look put together either.
“We’ve already been over this.” I stood my ground. My wolf was still fired up from the earlier commotion and we were ready to fight. “In here, we’re on equal footing. In case you haven’t realized it yet, even our bedrooms are the same size.”
She glanced over her shoulder to the closed door. I might have been wrong since I hadn’t scoped her room out, but I wasn’t backing down now.
And besides, I got this assignment fair and square after being elbowed and stepped on and nudged out of the way. Volunteering at the animal shelter sounded like a dream after hanging out in this resort filled with those wild beasts.
I couldn’t wait to cuddle cute little puppies.
Stef closed her eyes.“Trenton!”
“Seriously?” I yelled at her. “You’re going to call him into this? What are we, five?”
“I’m right down the hall. I’ll be there in a second,”Trenton answered through the pack link.
I inhaled deeply through my nose, trying to calm my wolf. “What’s your assignment anyway?”
“It’s with kids. You like kids.” Stef sat on the couch, crossing her legs and smiling a smug grin like she’d already won.
“What makes you think I like kids?”
“You’re a teacher.” She shrugged.
“I teach adult inmates.”
Can we hit her now?
No.
“Same difference.” Stef smoothed down the wrinkles of her short skirt as the door swung open.
“It is not.” I growled at her, turning to Trenton. “And why do you have a key?”
“You’re both under my protection unless you find a mate. I need to be able to check on you.” Trenton carried a brown bag over to the small dinette table like he owned the place.
I hated Alphas.
“What’s the problem?” he asked.
“Stef doesn’t want her assignment so she’s trying to force me to trade,” I rushed out, beating her to the punch as she jumped to her feet.
“What’s the assignment?”