I settled on dumplings and friedrice.
A lot of dumplings and a lot of friedrice.
While I ate, we talked about the Creeks, because one, I was done talking about myself, and two, I was hoping Sarah had uncovered something we coulduse.
“Cassandra didn’t run with us during the FullMoon.”
Alphas always ran with their packs during the Full Moon. “Whynot?”
“Lori said her mother was feeling under theweather.”
“Did Aidan Michaelsrun?”
“Nope. I doubt he can even shift what with all that Sillin still in hissystem.”
I stuck my chopsticks into the carton of rice. “Sillin changes a werewolf’s smell,correct?”
“Yeah, in substantial quantities, it dimsit.”
“Does Sandra still smell like awolf?”
Sarahfrowned.
“I mean,Cassandra.”
“I got who you meant. I’m trying toremember.”
I stuck my wrist in her face. “Do I still smell like awolf?”
She sniffed my skin, then pushed my arm away. “Yeah, you do. You’d have to be away from your pack and takinga lotof Sillin to stop smelling like a wolf,Ness.”
I sighed. “Do you think we’re wrong in considering Sillin’s how she defeatedJulian?”
“Gosh, if I had the answer to that question, you’d be the first toknow.”
“I bet her family knows. The day of the duel, when Liam said he wanted to fight her straight away, Alex didn’t look concerned at all. It was as though he knew his mother couldn’t lose. Which is why I’m convinced it wasn’t just skill andluck.”
Sarah sat up a little straighter. “You just gave me a brilliantidea.”
“Idid?”
She nodded, her springy corkscrews popping out from behind her ears. “I’m going to flirt with AlexMorgan.”
I hissed. “Sarah—no. He drove Everest off the road! He’sinsane.”
She stared at the crystal chandelier dangling over her leather coffee table without really looking at it. I prayed she was reevaluating the soundness of herdecision.
I leaned over and trapped her fingers. “Sarah, I’m serious. Don’t dothis.”
“I’ll becareful.”
A smile, which I imagined was supposed to be reassuring, graced her mouth. “I can’t go out to dinner with you tomorrow night, though. Alex will see right through me if I dine with a bunch of Boulders. And you and I can’t hang out for the duration of mystint.”
“Sarah—”
“Why didn’t I think about thissooner?”
“Because it’s crazy, not to mentiondangerous.”
