Page 54 of Wolf Roulette
Pascal opened the passenger door, rousing the others to do the same.
I scanned the occupants for Rhona. She was absent.
The others lined up before me.
“To what do I owe the honour?” I asked.
Pascal broke their terse silence. “Andie. We’ve tried to call you. Wade too.”
“My phone has been off since last night. Has something happened to Rhona? Is she alright?”
Roderick hesitated. “We believe so.’
“What do you mean?”
Stanley’s jaw clenched tight. “She and Foley disappeared after Victratum last night. Foley called Billy. They’re in Bluff City.”
She didwhat?
“What happened?” I pressed.
Rhona wouldn’t leave the tribe like that.
“She disappeared after the grid. Foley said she isn’t coming back,” Trixie said heavily.
“That’s impossible.” I shook my head. “She wouldn’t do that.”
Pascal stepped closer. “The Ni Tiakican’t wait for her to come back. She could be gone days, weeks, or years. We came today to ask that you return to the tribe and lead us once more.”
Holy shit,Booker muttered.
This was the second impossible thing to happen today.
This wasmoreimpossible than the pack females accepting me.
“You’re kidding me.” I met the gaze of each in turn. “You’ve lost your damn minds.”
At the back, Nathan silently agreed with me.
I recovered some brainpower. “The tribe will never accept me back.”
“The head team called a tribe vote this morning.” Pascal raised her ever-present tablet. “Before the vote, your recent actions were brought to everyone’s attention.”
I waved a hand. “You can speak openly. The pack is aware of what I’ve told you.”
Her eyes widened, but she passed over the tablet. “Here are the results of that vote.”
A huge 79 percent were in favour of my return.
No fucking way.
This can’t be true,I said to Booker.
The sister’s supporters weren’t numerous,she answered.
But… “They know what I am now and what happened with Herc. They know what’s happening with Sascha too.” I didn’t believe these results whatsoever.
“You should know,” Pascal grimaced, “that in order to elect a leader outside of the Thana family, we would need to renegotiate the contractual terms of Victratum with the pack.”