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“I’m coming,” I replied. “I’ll be back in about an hour guys.” I met Trina at the door and we walked out to the private parking lot off to the side of the house. It wasn’t very large, it could maybe fit ten
cars total but it was rare to have more than that in the lot.
My black truck stood in all its familiar glory at the end of the lot. The truck and one picture were the only things that I kept of my childhood. I couldn’t imagine letting go of the truck. Not after all the months my father and I had spent out in the garage building the black beauty. Not after all the years
of the truck being my safe place. I didn’t believe in God but those who did went to a church. In a way
the truck was my church.
Of course I’d modified the car in recent years. I’d replaced the glass with bullet–resistant glass and
added bullet–proof body armor. A girl can never be too safe.
“It’s cold,” Trina whined as she climbed in.
I looked out at the trees. They’d shed most of their leaves already. “Yeah, it’s almost winter.”
I pushed on the heat first thing after starting the car. It took a few minutes to really warm up the
cab. Trina’s school was in Linton, a primarily wolf town about thirty minutes away from the pack
house. Neither of us spoke during the drive. Trina was still half asleep and I felt no need to fill the
void in our conversation.
I dropped her off in front of the school and made sure to yell, “Have a nice day sweetie!” extra loud.
She glared at me and I laughed.
I was back at the house in a little over an hour after a quick stop to check on a wolf that had joined the pack a few months ago to attend a college in the area. He was some sort of computer major.
I entered Jason’s office without knocking and he just about jumped out of his skin. “Are you okay?”
I asked surprised at his reaction.
“Yeah, fine,” he answered but he still seem a little tense.
“Did the conference call go well?” I asked thinking that it must be the reason he was tense.
“It went well,” Jason said but he wouldn’t meet me in the eyes.
My brows furrowed. “You would tell me if something is wrong, right Jace?”
He gave me a tight smile. “Of course.”
I studied him for a long moment. He seemed like something played on his mind but I couldn’t imagine anything that Jason would feel he had to hide from me. I nodded. “Okay.” Maybe it was my
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imagination but I think he let out a breath I didn’t know he was holding. “Well we have work to do.” I called Justin in from his connecting office.
I watched Jason as we went over the schedule for the day. He never did really relax. Something must have happened while I was gone. Maybe Lily might know.
“Kate?”
I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at Justin. When did he come into my office? “Sorry, what did you say?”
“Nothing yet, you were just zoned out when I came in,” he said. “What’s on your mind?”
“Jason,” I answered. “Did he seem a little…? I don’t know, did he seem a little off to you?”
Justin paused and glanced at the closed that connected my office to my Alpha’s. “If I’m being honest, yeah. He did seem kind on edge about something.”
I nodded. “Any idea why?”
Justin shrugged. “Not a clue. I just came to tell you that you should get going. Trina gets out of school soon.”
I looked at the time and cussed. “Crap you’re right.” I looked around my desk. “Okay, Justin listen closely. In exactly twenty–two minutes I will be getting a call from a trainer at the Lone Wolf pack. I need you to patch the call through to the phone in my truck. Do you think you can do that?”
He rolled his eyes. “Yes Kate, I think I can manage that one simply task.”
I bite my lower lip. “Maybe I should get Fiona to do it.”
“Just go,” he said pushing me towards the door. “And quit insulting me.”
“Exactly twenty–one minutes!” I said grabbing my keys and running out to the truck.
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