“You have some fucked up priorities.”
“What are we without our customs though?” Grayson sneers getting into the stupid ass argument.
“Alive,” I shrug and Grayson rounds on me.
“No one was talking to you, reject.”
Archer stands and this time I don’t stop him. “Disrespect her one more time, Alpha.”
“Archer’s judgement is obviously in question. He defends her like she’s not damaged goods. She wasn’t worthy to be my alpha mate.”
“You’re the one who isn’t worthy of your title, Grayson, but you don’t see me trying to dissolve your pack. You know why? Someday someone will challenge you and you will lose everything.” Grayson’s eyes flit to mine for a second and I wonder why. I could never challenge an alpha. I don’t want it.
“Enough.” Callahan yells. “If we all agree on the treaty lets sign it so we can go home to our packs.”
Callahan grabs a pen signing it and then passing it around the room. I chew my lip nervously as it’s passed to Kyle who signs before handing it to Grayson. He hesitates shooting a glare my way before finally he signs it too. Even with all the crazy this weekend we managed to keep a peace agreement between the packs.
With the summit officially over we get up to leave. “It was lovely to meet you, Jara. I think having you as an alpha female within the packs is going to be good for us.” Lynn squeezes my arm gently as we pass.
I can’t wipe the smile off my face as we pack our things back in the car and make our way home. Home. That’s a funny thought. But the more I think of it the more I realize that is what the Everette pack is becoming to me. More so than Grayson’s pack and I was born there.
As we getout of the car outside the house, Archer stiffens. I don’t blame him. Something feels off. There’s a tension in the air. “Where is Angela?” He asks a male that I don’t know.
“She’s inside, Alpha.” He points toward the house and I wonder what she could be doing inside when we aren’t there.
“Thank you, Carter. You can go.” Archer dismisses the man.
“You don’t need help unpacking the car?” he asks a little too eagerly. It’s almost suspicious but I wave the thought away. The pack is loyal to Archer so there is no reason to believe he is anything other than helpful.
Archer grunts before nodding then pulls me into the house behind him. His long strides eat up the space and I have to jog to be able to keep up. We get to the office and Archer curses as he blocks the doorway. “What the fuck happened in here?”
“It looks like whoever did this was looking for something.” Angela sighs.
“One of my own wolves is spying on me?” Archer roars and for a second I think he’s going to punch something. Instead, he turns around so fast that I stumble back a bit. “I need to run.”
His mouth is already changing, his teeth turning to the fangs of his wolf. I take a step to the side and let him pass. I don’t blame him for needing to run. Betrayal sits on my chest heavily and I have only just met this pack.
I turn in a circle seeing the damage for the first time. “How could someone from this pack do this to him?” I bend down picking up a chair and righting it.
“I don’t know, but we all need to be on guard.” Angela sighs as she continues picking up the papers strewn all over the floor.
Even inside I can hear the mournful howl that is so heartbreaking my wolf whines inside me with her need to answer his call. Angela must see my need to run to go after him. “Alpha will be pissed if you go out there and get hurt or worse while looking for him. He will be back after his run.”
She’s right about one thing not even pack lands are safe now with a spy in our midst. Will Archer become even more possessive and protective now? Do I mind if he does when it comes to my safety? I don’t even know how to answer that question.
The End… For Now
