“You had to just go and get kidnapped by the bad guys, didn’t you?” Sophie’s voice called out. She had red ringed eyes and looked like she hadn’t slept in a while. Ruben’s death must have crushed her, they were getting close before his life had beentaken.
I grinned as I spun. “You had to just rub that in, didn’tyou?”
Mrs. Boobs was standing with one hand on her hip, giving me a fake glare. “The obstacle course has been gettingcold.”
I smiled, but it was quickly washed away when I thought of how Ruben had helped build the course and helped train me. Sophie must have had the same thought too, because her face fell aswell.
“Come on, Dominic cooked. It’s a miracle to see,” Sophie said, and we all walked further intocamp.
When I looked back, Logan and Keegan were unpacking the car and he waved me forward, letting me know he didn’t need my help. Gear had left Nadine’s side to help the boys, so now it was just Roxy, Sophie, Nadine, and I. When we were out of the boys’ earshot, but not yet at the camp, I halted and spun onNadine.
“Tell. Me. Everything. Now,” I demanded, with wideeyes.
Her rich laughter rang out as she gazed across the clearing atGear.
“Yeah, what’s up? Did you guys finally go to Bonetown?” Sophie asked, wagging hereyebrows.
My jaw dropped open.Bonetown?Yuck.
Nadine smacked the coyote shifter in the arm. Hard. Then she looked at me. “You know the other night … when I left the pack and he ran off into thewoods?”
I nodded.Bring on the juicydetails.
She grinned. “He … well, you guys were off in Fresno doing the scales thing, and he burst into my house and…” Sheblushed.
Sophie stepped forward, one eyebrow raised. “And what? Details, girl, comeon…”
Nadine grinned. “He basically declared his undying love for me, and threw me on the bed, making every single one of my fantasies about him cometrue.”
Whoa, damn.Did the temperature just skyrocket? Because I was feeling a littlewarm…
“You go, girl,” I told her, and gave her a hipbump.
She just grinned again. “So, I’m in Dee’s pack now, and he’s with you guys, no rules are broken. We’re acouple.”
I groaned. “These rules are seriously stupid. Keegan has to see that and makechanges.”
“Agreed,” Roxy said, and her eyes found their way to Dominic, who was tending a grilloutside.
I smiled. If we could get Keegan to break his rule, there might be a happy ending in it for all ofus.
“Waaaaa!”
I heard the goat's cry too late. Her head smashed into the back of my leg and I shot forward, spinningaround.
“This demonic goat is still here!” I cried, staring ather.
Nadine laughed, and bent down as the goat came to her innocently, and lightly butted her hand while she stroked herback.
“You were gone like two days. You think the goat disappeared in thattime?”
I washoping.
“What the hell are you feeding her to make her like you?” I wonderedaloud.
Nadine rolled her eyes. “Nothing. I just don’t call her things like ‘demonic goat.’ Animals can sense when you don’t likethem.”
Speaking of animals … a loud bark sounded behind me, and the demon goat took off like her tail had been lit onfire.
