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Her heart clenched as anxiety kickedin.
“What?” Terry demanded. Hiseyes flashed to the amber of his wolf.
“Is there a problem?” thebartender asked.
“Non-shifters shouldn’t beallowed in here,” Terry said with a growl.
“Hey, first of all, anyshifter is welcome, and if she happens to not be able to shift,that doesn’t mean she’s not a shifter. Hell, we let humans come tothese things. Knock off the aggressive growling or leave,period.”
“Fucking freak,” Terry spatthe words at her.
“Oh, well, that’s just toobad for me, isn’t it?” she countered, finally finding her voice asher anxiety was replaced with anger. What he said was no differentthan what she heard from the males in her pack. “I guess you don’tget to try to limp-dick your way into me in your car, you fuckingasshole. I might not be able to shift, but at least I’m not acreep.”
She turned to walk away and felt theair move behind her. Next to her, the bartender had leaped over thecounter and landed on Terry, who had his claws extended. Apparentlyhe was going to claw her.
Asshole.
“Holy shit!” Kinleyscreeched as she pulled Bella away from the bar. “That guy almosthurt you. Thank goodness the bartender was on his game.”
Bella was shaking from adrenaline andwanted very much to go home.
“I think I should leave,”she said.
“What? Hell no.” Thebartender marched Terry out of the hall. “He’s leaving, see? Staywith me, forget that asshole.”
“I keep thinking that amale won’t care that I can’t shift, then that happens.”
“Your truemate won’t care,I promise,” Kinley said.
Her friend danced in front of her,being silly and ridiculous until Bella finally smiled and joinedher.
“Listen,” Kinley said.“Why don’t you come to my pack for the April full moon?”
“Why?”
“A change of pace might bejust what you need to get your wolf to come out. And if not, maybeone of the pack members is your truemate. Wouldn’t that beawesome?”
“Really? Your alphawouldn’t mind?”
“Alpha Jason is awesome.I’ll ask his mate, Cades, though, and she’ll get permission. Whatabout your alpha?”
Her parents didn’t expecther to join them for the full moons anymore. Sometimes she did,because she liked being around her family, but once her parentsgreeted the pack and wished them a good hunt and people startedshifting, her anxiety would creep up and she’d have to leave. Ithad been easier to stop going, than to continually be stressed thatshe couldn’t shift or worried she might get killed by a straybullet.
Her dad wasn’t crazy aboutother wolf packs. She knew about Allen, and that her family’s packand Kinley’s pack had shared the town at one time before Bella wasborn. But her Uncle Chris had been killed in a pack-sanctionedfight with the alpha of the Tressel Pack, and their people—theGarra Pack—had left town to settle in Rhone.
Then twelve years later, her grandmahad been cut down so senselessly, her grandpa had been an emotionalwreck, and the pack had nearly been taken over by usurpers. Her dadhad taken over as alpha to keep their people safe.
It would be better if shejust hustled to Allen without telling anyone and then, if somethinggood like being able to shift, came from her mini adventure, well,she’d tell her parents the truth and apologize for the subterfuge.She didn’t want her dad to forbid her.
Living on her own had its perks,including her ability to disappear without anyone being aware ofit. If she still lived at home, they’d definitely notice she wasgone. She happened to be a house-mouse, as her mom called it,preferring to hang out at home and enjoy a good book as opposed tocarousing with the pack females looking for males. None of themwanted to hang out with her anyway.
Maybe Kinley was right andall she needed was a change of pace.
“I think it’ll be a greatidea,” Bella said finally.
“Woohoo! My mom has beenwanting to meet you. It will be amazing.”
Bella certainly hoped so.
