“Explain.”
“Would love to.”
“Get dressed.”
“I will.”
“Good.”
She was expecting him to leave. But she felt his eyes pinning her to the spot. “What?” she asked, pointing the frying pan to his face when she turned on her heels.
“I wouldn’t mind if you like keeping my towel around your body, though.” His mouth curled into a naughty smile, eyeing her from head to toe.
“Pervert!” she grumbled. How could she forget about her clothes?
Quickly, Allison grabbed her slightly damp clothes from the improvised clothesline she made near the fireplace.
“I’ll use the bathroom,” she said with head held high, acting like the madam that she was.
“As long as you like.”
A few more minutes passed, and they were already sharing a cup of tea in the kitchen. Allison stayed alert for any unnecessary movement from the half-human, half-wolf who had introduced himself as Brandon Scott.
“Talk,” she ordered him.
Brandon looked extremely handsome in his white cotton long-sleeved top and gray pajamas. And Allison was doing the best she could to keep her eyes on the table. But she just couldn’t resist his beauty.
Damn it, Allison.
“I am your father’s loyal servant,” he spoke in a husky voice, causing her hair to stand on end. “He saved me from death, and he was the father that I never had.”
He looked at her for a split second – waiting for her reaction.
“Go on.”
“He asked me to look out for you since you were twelve. He was very worried when you started asking about the Wakerlin’s forest. He wanted you to be safe.” He nodded.
“Safe from what?”
“Safe from the likes of us.”
“Us? You meant someone like you?” she chuckled sarcastically.
“No, I meant us – me and your dad. He was…“
“Stop,” she waved a hand, having the feeling that she was not going like what he has to say.
“Did you ever wonder why you were never allowed in this forest?”
Allison averted her eyes when he met her gaze. She knew her eyes were too expressive. She didn’t want him to see through her. He was still a stranger, after all.
A hot stranger.
“When you crossed the hanging bridge, you entered the home village of the pack – East Pack. There are a lot of wolves around here. And that is the reason why you were forbidden to go near the forest.” He paused and released a deep sigh.
“And it was my job to keep you away from here – from them – because you’re human. And Marco didn’t want you to be scared of him. He wanted you to live a normal and peaceful life.”
“W-what… W-w-why… I-I…” she stuttered, shaking her head. She couldn’t quite comprehend what the man was saying.
