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I park the truck, noting with a wince that the engine is making that whining noise again.
As alpha, I should probably drive something nicer. Something that is worthy of the title, as my dad would say.
I can afford it, but this truck has been through a lot with me.
The facility is really nice. When I walk in, I notice the new floors and walls. Someone recently sunk a ton of money into it.
Good for you, voters of Colorado.
There’s no one at the front desk, so I wait a minute. Finally, I lean forward, venturing a cautious look.
“Hello?”
I hear rustling.
Within moments, I hear someone. “Coming!” a woman’s voice calls.
I turn around, studying some of the pictures. They’re great; images of bears and moose, and even a coyote hunting a mouse.
Little shits. Coyotes are assholes on purpose, I swear.
“Can I help you?”
I turn, and the breath in my chest explodes out in a huff.
The woman at the front desk is beautiful.
She’s probably about a hundred pounds soaking wet, built like a sparrow. Her hazel eyes sparkle in her face, setting off her brilliant smile, and her blonde hair kisses the tops of her shoulders.
Her eyes waver. “Um. Hello?”
Oh.
Words. I need to use words. “Hi,” I say, with way too much gravel in my voice.
“Hi. Did you need something?”
Fuck.
I only half thought this through. Evander and I had thought of a contingency plan at the last minute, but it seems stupid as hell now.
“Um. I came to get a wolf.”
Instantly her smile dissolves. She frowns, and her hands go to her hips. “Excuse me?”
“A wolf,” I say, like an idiot. “The one who was brought in here? He’s mine.”
“That’s not possible,” she says crisply.
Suddenly, the leash and paperwork I’d brought as part of Evander’s and my plan seem impossibly dumb. “Here,” I say, shoving the papers onto the table.
Her eyes narrow and she scans them. “This says you run a wildlife rescue.”
“I do.”
“I haven’t heard of a new one in the area.”
“We’re very, very new,” I say somewhat honestly. I’m not sure what it is about her, but this tiny human woman makes my tongue trip up and my thoughts blur.
