My lips curved upward. “Wednesdays?”
“Workouts. Everyone practices fighting. Most of them don’t have to keep up with training the way Rhone and I do, but we all need to be ready to protect ourselves. There’s no telling when we’ll be attacked. Being the ruling pack makes us a target at all times.”
“Tell me your activities aren’t all themed by the letters of those days of the weeks.”
“They aren’t. Thursdays are for the city markets. Whoever can goes to check out a different one every week. It keeps things lively for us, and boosts the economy as well.”
“I actually think I’ve seen pictures of you guys at those on the internet.”
Maverick nodded. “It’s good PR.”
“So you kill three birds with one stone. PR, bonding, and economy-boosting. Impressive.”
“Are you just now realizing that about me? I would think our makeout session proved howimpressiveI am.”
I heated with his reminder about the way we’d kissed. “And humble,” I said.
“Extremely.”
I rolled my eyes at him, and he grinned.
We checkedinto Erren’s nicest hotel. It was far from fancy, coming in at a total of two stars, but it smelled clean so that didn’t matter.
We grabbed our key and went up to our room pretty quickly. Maverick had insisted on sharing, and given that there was still a chance the Erren pack wanted me dead, I agreed.
Rhone called Maverick almost as soon as we were inside the room. He stepped outside to answer, which was kind of a relief. There was no awkwardness, just for a moment.
I took my hair out of its bun, put on the unsexy oversized tee and fuzzy pajama pants I’d brought to sleep in, and slipped into the one king-sized bed in the room.
Would Maverick fit on that thing even if he was sleeping alone?
It was debatable.
My phone buzzed, and I checked the messages.
Velour
I’m staying with some very old family friends who live in a tiny town. Hoping they’re willing to share what they know about our problem soon. Stay tuned.
Relief made my shoulders sag.
Me
I will
Thank you
I sent Harper a text next.
Me
Finally heard from you know who. Sounds like he’s actually looking into it
Harper
Now we cross our fingers I guess
Me
