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“Any idea where they went?”
Evander nods. “Probably to Green Mountain Rehab.”
Ugh.
Not only is the pup in human hands, but he’s with a bunch of people who know far too much about wolf anatomy not to notice that something is off about him. When we shift, we’re anatomically wolves, but anyone who knows a lot about wolves will see something is off.
The size, for one. The kid is likely to be larger than any grown wolf, and he’s clearly still a pup.
If he happens to wake up and panic shifts back into his human form, they’re bound to notice that too.
“It’s not a big deal, Thorne,” Evander says, his tone a little gentler this time. “It was bound to happen in this situation.”
I grunt.
The fact that wild wolves have been re-introduced into Colorado was supposed to be our cover. Instead, we’re on the receiving end of endless scrutiny. Local news stations basically broadcast anytime there’s a sighting, and we’ve been in the paper multiple times, in towns as far away as Denver.
The pups thinking it would be funny to get the townsfolk to take their picture is absolutely something that dumb kids would think is funny. Also, very predictable, as this is what they do every time.
Unfortunately, they also call Colorado Parks and Wildlife the second one of us gets too close in our wolf bodies.
We’ve been trying to work on getting that to go away and have it all seem more normal. However, it takes time to do that.
And we haven’t been here that long.
“Seriously, T, I’ll just go grab him.”
I sigh and stand. “No, I’m going to go.”
He arches an eyebrow. “This seems like a waste of your time, brother.”
“I’m the alpha. If anyone is going to scare the shit out of him, and keep him from ever doing it again, it’s me.”
“You think you’re scary?”
In response, I snarl at Evander.
His eyes narrow, but he backs down. He puts his hands up in mock surrender. “Fine. But don’t come crying to me when his mom complains about you using your alpha voice to scare him in the next council meeting.”
“Don’t remind me,” I snap.
I have no idea how my father did it. He wasn’t a particularly patient man, but somehow, he put up with all of this bullshit with a smile on his face.
I guess the mountain of debt the pack was in says otherwise, though.
I grab they keys to my truck and shoot one last glare at Evander. “Don’t burn the place down while I’m gone.”
He chuckles. “It’s in good hands, Thorne.”
Yeah.
Better than mine, I’m sure.
The drive from our pack lands to Oakwood is about thirty minutes. We all have residences in town, or near it, but Evander and I prefer to stay at the cabin that’s tucked away at the base of a mountain nearby. The humans in town make my skin itch, and this way, I can supervise any of the wolves who want to shift and run free.
To make sure the humans don’t see them, of course.
Green Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is an additional thirty minutes in the opposite direction. It’s a sprawling facility, and when I pull up, I see the sun glittering off of a lake in the background.
