“And you’ll sing.”
“Now, you’re pushing it.”
“Lina!” Sadie Lynn calls out from another trail merging with ours. She’s holding hands with Pryce, which comes as a surprise and relief. Sadie Lynn’s a sweet woman who deserves a stable guy and Pryce is a good shifter, one of the best. For a while there, I’d considered Sadie Lynn, but my wolf turned his head away at her. Unlike with Angel.
Damn, I can’t get this female out of my mind.
My gaze returns to Angel as she hugs Sadie Lynn. The two women quickly fall into conversation… and my Angel…damn, but she’s relaxed, andlaughing.
This is what my Angel needs, to be with shifters, to form those bonds with others who make her smile.
“I guess they haven’t seen each other for a while,” Pryce says as we slow our pace to give them time to talk. “Damien says you’re training Angelina. Why?”
“You don’t think I can train a shifter who’s has so little training?”
“You’re doing it again. Getting defensive. You’re the best at infiltrating, and your training is top-notch. Marla was proof until?—”
“Until she wasn’t.”
“When are you going to believe her death wasn’t your fault?”
“Knowing doesn’t mean it’s easy to just pick up with life where I left off.” I think about how I’ve actually been doing that lately. My presence at this celebration tonight wouldn’t have happened without Angel’s presence in my life.
Pryce stops walking. “You’re falling for Angel, aren’t you?”
Fuck.
I resume walking, leaving Pryce behind.
He quickly catches up to me. “Okay, I get it. I’ll butt out. Just don’t keep her too long training. Langdon’s eager for a shot at her.”
I stop short, my wolf’s hackles up and claws ready to rake down Langdon or any other male who even dares look at Angel. “Tell Langdon to go fuck himself.”
“Kinda harsh considering the hours he’s been working. The male’s overworked and heard Angelina has experience in supplies.”
Double fuck. I take a deep breath, my eyes once again on Angel. “She was the supply master for her pack. I’m sure she’d do great at it.”
“Which is why he offered her the position.”
This time I face him. “When was this?”
“Two days after she and Alex nearly drowned. Didn’t she tell you?”
“No.”
“She didn’t formally accept. Damien told her to take some time, think about it. It would be a good fit for her after… what happened by the river.”
I listen to her talking with Sadie Lynn, asking about the kids one at a time. “She loves those kids.”
“Damien thinks supply management would be a better fit than working with the kids.”
My wolf sits up, riled on her behalf, just like me. She never told me any of this. There was more to her request for me to train her than no longer being vulnerable. She wants to be with thosekids, but doesn’t trust herself with their safety. Neither does Damien.
She could have told me. But she didn’t. Have I been that much of an ass to her?
“That’s why she came to me. To learn the skills she needs to teach them as well as keep everyone safe. I won’t let Damien force her into a job like her previous alpha.”
“Woah,” Pryce holds up both hands, palms out. “No one’s forcing her to do anything. Just saying Langdon’s looking forward to working with her.”
