Page 53 of Alpha Games
“Exactly.” I raised my empty glass in salute, just now noticing he seemed to have two dimples in his cheek.How is that possible?
Close one eye.
I squinted.
“Always the humanitarian,” Cindy gushed, reaching over to place her hand on Chad’s knee. My wolf tried to stand and fell back down again, panting in my mind.
Chad was still staring at me. “How do you feel about the laws regarding shifter on shifter crime?”
I felt like this drink was a little too strong for me to speak my mind in front of the cameras. “I’ll have to write you an essay and deliver it later.”
My words sounded a little slurry.
Slurred. Slurry?
Wolves are furry.
Ha.
“There’s Ranger.” Lilith nudged her older sister’s arm. Edith sat up straight, smoothing down her hair.
My wolf tried to give a territorial growl but it came out more as an exasperated sigh. It took an abnormal amount of effort to turn my head, but I was so happy when I did.
Ranger was coming.
He was soooo hot. It wasn’t fair he could look that good and he didn’t even have to try. What was I thinking? How could I compete with all these pretty girls?
We’ll just kill them.My wolf was panting.
I don’t really want to kill anyone.I licked my lips as Ranger came walking towards us.We should all just get along.
Ranger looked mad. His shadow seemed to elongate behind him, growing bigger and more powerful with each step he took. The sleeves of his silk black dress shirt were rolled up again.
He had no right showing off those sexy forearms where everyone could see. I pushed myself to my feet and the world tilted.
I cast a glare at the offending martini glass and turned back to watch Ranger approach. My handsome beast. The bright sunflowers he clutched in his fist contrasted so strangely with his darkness. I loved sunflowers. How did he know? Because he was a perfect specimen of a male. I imagined vines growing out of the stalks of flowers, wrapping around his arms like tattoos…
I think I might be drunk.
Me too.My wolf nodded. Her movement made my head spin. It was such a trip having a second being in my brain and I’d never really thought of that until this very moment.
Thinking was overrated.
“Hey.” I stumbled forward and Ranger caught me by the elbow. His growl was all rumbly and deep.The world kept spinning, sloshing with the contents of my stomach. He was so strong though. He’d caught me and would keep me safe until the world slowed down again. Plus, he brought pretty flowers.
No one evil would carry sunflowers.
“Are those,” I hiccupped, “for me?”
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Ranger
Drugs.My nostrils flared.
Edith cried out and the other women gasped as Aspen collapsed in my arms.
I bared my fangs, snarling at the cameras. “Delete the footage.” It was an Alpha command, leaving no room for argument, and I could only hope it was enough for basic damage control.