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China fist bumped him with a smile. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“You too. So what’s the plan?”
“Call the Kedrick alpha and help China pack,” Oz said.
“Can I hard-pass on packing?”
“No.”
Angel snorted. “Fine. I’ll drive, though, so you two can talk in the back. And when I say talk, I really do meantalk. No touchy-touchy when I’m around.”
Oz rolled his eyes. “I’m not making any promises.”
They headed to the one vehicle left in the park, Oz’s pickup. It was a four-door cab with a long bed that he used to haul the fifth wheel he’d been living in since Benecio had decided to stick around. The fifth-wheel camper wasn’t his—he and Angel had borrowed it from Angel’s mom. He would be damn glad to be back in his own house.
China looked at her phone. “Want me to call Duke now?”
“Yep.”
He rocked back on his heels as she found Duke’s contact information, connected the call, and then turned on the speaker.
“Duke,” the gruff male answered on the second ring.
“Hi, it’s China. First, I’m fine. Abbie’s fine. And so are Vale and Reign.”
“That’s good news. Abbie texted to say all was well, but she didn’t go into details.”
“I found my heart-match. He’s from the Elk Hills pride, and he’d like to come with me to pack a bag.”
“You’re leaving the Kedrick pride?” Duke’s voice went high at the end with surprise.
“I’m not sure about anything right now, but Oz—my mate—needs to leave to go back to his pride and I don’t want him to leave without me.”
“All right. Titus and I will meet you at your house.”
“We’re on the way. Thanks.”
“No problem. Congrats. And what’s up with Benecio, by the way?”
“He’s dead. The pride is packing up to go back home. Oz and I will tell you everything when we meet up.”
“See you soon.”
The call disconnected and China blew out a breath.
“You weren’t worried he’d be mad or anything, were you?” Oz asked. Oz had not had any direct dealings with Duke. He’d been in the vicinity when he’d talked to Benecio about leaving Demi alone, but he hadn’t actually spoken to him or any of the Kedrick Pride members.
“No, he’s a good male. He’s not like…” Her voice trailed off as two males unrolled a tarp next to the body of their dead alpha. The blue material rustled loudly.
“No one’s likehim, trust me. He was not a good role model for a well-adjusted alpha.”
She smiled as she turned her attention to Oz. “He was such a bastard. He terrorized my bestie.”
“I’m sorry. She’s free now. Everyone is.”
“Good. She’ll be thrilled to hear that.”
While they waited for the body to be loaded into one of the SUVs, she called her parents and told them what happened.
