Tango with the Alpha's Heart

ly'

fairly quiet when

he pack, asked me to come and

ed in helping clean after a pack function. I guess Alpha Cole

prised when no guards were stationed

njoy their snow day," I said, gesturing to the c

sig

ing. "I could have been lying under the blankets with

I said, shrugging. "And

yes as she entere

bit disappointed that Jax went snowboarding with his

; he was from one of our neighb

were best friends in the day. When he found out that Mila was

request a transfer to Jax's pack

ty center-it was a mess and would take

ned toward me,

ed in bed," she moa

and a bucket and sta

an hour. "Are you two done c

I replied. It went f

e to prepare something to eat for you two.

cious. There were no funny things added to the me

d the sweat from my forehead, a

ready," I told Mila.

ila replied, handing me

were done in the community room,

ntered, and she lifted her gaze,

ly tied up in a bun on top of her head, and her ey

ue attack. She tried to act brave, but we

t the forty-five-year-old O

she greeted us an

ted her. Everyone, especi

d, gesturing to the warmer, an

ds?" Julie asked the second w

d at each other

both wh

" she said, chasing u

legs. We were starving, and now we needed to get our ha

d cheese, and I could already i

annoyed-the closed ladies' room w

her a cheeky smil

u don't," M

id, reading myself to

get into trouble,

hey catch

fore she was done rolling her eyes at me

ing!" she yel

conds later, and the two were g

ne would yell at us for making a rac

race by just

ed," I sai

he said, looking up at t

into your wolf's spe

et any rules,

e a wolf," I defended. "Y

wn at her feet, and I suddenly

y someth

?" I asked, s

her mouth without making a sound, yet I

t's wrong?

and worry and confusio

e," I said. "Yo

k a deep

to her hands and playing with the hem of he

beat. Did she see m

d, swallowing hard at the

ed her ga

stroom, I noticed that you we

that the pull toward the exit was unavoidable-

asping and taking a step back fro

not you,

to process what Mila w

id Mil

ean by I wasn'

a whispered. "And your aura looked

used me e

it might be my wolf

said. "It frightened the

ve a wolf

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