Chase:
I am.
Spencer:
Bear, you do it. I want you to follow a student from one of Percy’s classes.
Bear:
The omega you’ve been following?
Spencer:
Yes. She’s definitely being stalked. I just want one of us to keep a closer eye on her.
I watched the dots appear on my phone screen, a sure sign that the guys were typing. Although as quickly as they appeared, they vanished, leaving a moment of anticipation hanging in the air—until a message finally pinged from Chase.
Chase:
Umm, did I miss something? Were we actually hired to protect her? Don’t get me wrong, I’m down to protect her, but I didn’t expect you to want to, Spencer.
Grumbling to myself, I schooled my expression, as always. My pack thought I was a total hard-ass, which I had to be at times. Leading a pack through dangerous situations needed that.
Spencer:
I can’t seem to shake this feeling. It’s throwing me off. I think it’s best we get to the bottom of this.
A few seconds passed, and then Bear replied.
Bear:
Right. Can do.
Chase then shot off another message.
Chase:
What info do you have on her? I can dig up more.
Spencer:
Name is Flora Hewitt. Omega. In Percy’s advanced statistics class.
What I didn’t include was any of theadditionalinformation I had gathered over the past few weeks—details that lingered in my mind, no matter how hard I tried to forget them. Flora loved strawberries, chewed on her pen when she was deep in thought, and often misplaced her belongings. Right now, she was scowling at a gray notebook instead of her usual strawberry-adorned one, and I could guess that she had managed to lose the other.
Chase:
Background check coming up.
Spencer:
Look, I realize this isn’t an official job. If you don’t feel like helping…
Bear:
We’re a pack, Spence. We’ve got it.
I bit back a smile. Count on Bear to keep things simple. I had my reservations about pulling the guys in, but I couldn't shake the nagging unease that had been growing over the last few weeks about Flora. Something wasn’t adding up, and this didn’t feel like just some guy with a harmless crush.
