Dark Wolf (Arctic Wolf Book 3) by J.R. Rain & H.P. Mallory

Author:J.R. Rain & H.P. Mallory [Rain, J.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2022-05-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

For the rest of the day, I concentrated on work.

I’d had enough to keep me occupied that I didn’t think about Alex once.

By the time I left to go home, I felt calmer. I checked the town over on my way to my Jeep. All was quiet. The brothers from the woods didn’t make an appearance. Maybe Lucas told them to back off.

Then there was the possibility that Alex blew the whole encounter out of proportion. Lucas and his brothers had never actually threatened me. Furthermore, why would Lucas have helped me in the pool hall if he wanted to hurt me?

Calling it a day, I got into the Jeep and headed for home. Meanwhile, a little voice nagged inside my head: Lucas had definitely changed his tactics from when we’d first met him in the woods to now, after he’d found out I was the chief of police. Now it seemed he was trying to date me.

In a much more subdued mood, I drove home. What was I going to do? I still refused to acknowledge that I might have made a mistake, but Alex knew Lucas and his brothers better than I did. I couldn’t fault him for trying to warn me about them.

Picking up a bag full of food someone had left there, no doubt from the tribe, I went into the house and locked the door behind me. When I glanced back at the bag, I noticed the note which read, ‘You need lots of protein in the coming days.’

Agreed. The full moon cycle was coming soon, and opening the bag, I noticed quite a bit of what appeared to be jerky of some kind. These gifts from the tribe were greatly appreciated. My freezer was full of goodies, and I hadn’t had to cook for myself in weeks.

I sat down on the couch and breathed out a sigh of a bunch of conflicting emotions. I didn’t like arguing with Alex. And I didn’t know what to make of Lucas. And… for the first time in eight years, I suddenly realized how cold, dark, and lonely my house was with only me in it.

I fished my phone out of my pocket and checked the notifications. There was nothing from Alex. Why should there be when I basically told him to go jump off a cliff?

I put the phone down and sank deeper into the couch as I thought about the argument I’d had with Alex—and his jealousy. Granted, he was only trying to help but I didn’t like the way he’d thrown his weight around with me—as though I wasn’t capable of protecting myself, doing my job.

After another few seconds, I picked up the phone again. Still nothing. I put it down with a sinking feeling. Alex wouldn’t call. He wouldn’t text. He wouldn’t do anything to make up with me.

He wouldn’t contact me first. He would wait until I contacted him. Even then, I couldn’t be sure he would answer. I told him to get lost and that’s what he’d done—given me the space I’d demanded.

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