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She rubbed at her eyes, a headache blooming at the forefront of her brain.
Her phone buzzed, and she clicked the button to open the text from the Wilde Creek alpha, Acksel Moore.
“He’ll meet with us in neutral territory outside Wilde Creek, a park about fifteen minutes from here,” she said.
“Do you think he remembers you?” Tanner asked. He rubbed his hand, the one missing a finger from the battle, thanks to the human female’s little bastard baby, who had bitten it off.
“I don’t know. It doesn’t matter what Acksel thinks, I only want to use him to get to Ren. The question is whether any of the Wilde Creek males will rememberyou.”
“I’ll be happy to jog their memories if need be,” he said, cracking his knuckles.
She waved her hand dismissively. “Revenge later. First, we need to get Ren on board.”
“Then?”
“Then, I’ll have my alpha male and we can more actively recruit.”
“Isaiah won’t go easily.”
She knew that, and she didn’t care. The win would be sweeter if he fought harder. She’d relish the look on his face when he fell by her order.
* * *
Ren let himself into Acksel and Brynn’s home and found Sam, Acksel’s father, Dade, and Felix, another pack elder, sitting in the front room.
“Sorry to interrupt you hanging out with your mate’s family,” Acksel said, “but I got an interesting voicemail.”
Acksel moved his thumb around on his cell screen and then set it on a speaker dock. The speaker crackled and then a voicemail played.
“Hello, Alpha Moore,” a feminine voice said, “my name is Stef Garner, and I’m the new alpha of a pack in Payler. Since we’re neighbors, I’d like to arrange a meeting between the high-ranked of our packs at your earliest convenience. You can call or text me at this number.”
The call ended, and the room grew silent.
Ren frowned. “I know her.”
“Yeah, me, too,” Acksel said.
“Who is she?” Dade asked.
“She was in high school with us,” Ren said. “She and her parents were pack members, but one of her parents was from another pack and they left to rejoin their home pack.”
“You and Stef were fuck buddies,” Acksel said.
Ren’s upper lip curled. “That was a hundred years ago.”
Brynn came into the room carrying a bowl of tortilla chips and a large jar of salsa. Ren thought she would set the chips and salsa on the table for everyone, but instead, she sat on the couch with the bowl in her lap and dipped the chips into the jar of salsa. “It probably feels that way,” she said between bites, “but it’s different for women.”
He frowned. “What does that mean?”
She shrugged and finished chewing her mouthful of chips. “You don’t know what she felt when she left here. She may be holding a torch for you.”
Ren didn’t really care if Stef was holding a torch for him, although he thought it was unlikely. They’d never been anything but full moon fucks to each other. At least as far as he’d been concerned.
“Where was her family’s home pack?” Felix asked.
“Dorlan,” Acksel said.
“I don’t remember seeing her at the pack battle,” Sam said. “Then again, we were a little busy trying to save Nila and Jack.”
