Harper (Destined for the Alpha Book 1) by Viola Rivard

Author:Viola Rivard [Rivard, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-13T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“How did it go?”

It was the question Harper had been dreading all morning, and the reason she'd dragged her ass in getting down the mountain.

Her rest had been uneventful, save for the part where she'd woken to finding Shan petting her. She had spent the morning convincing herself that it was a very realistic dream, because the alternative was not something she had the mental bandwidth to contemplate.

When she'd woken to daylight, she'd been alone and chilly. It was another overcast day and a cold front had swept through the mountains, making her exceptionally reluctant to put on her wet clothes. She'd remained huddled in bed for a while, contemplating the series of bad decisions that had gotten her to where she was.

“I asked him,” Harper said. “He said he'd 'take my request under consideration,' whatever the fuck that means.”

She had fallen asleep so mad at him. There was no way she'd let him pet her, no way she'd enjoyed it.

“Did he say anything else? What did you say?”

Jo offered her the stack of neatly folded clothes, compliments of Rosa. Harper hoped that the clothes had been procured by Rosa and did not belong to her, otherwise there was no way she'd fit in them.

“I barely remember what we talked about. To be honest, I was a little bit stoned.”

She removed her shirt and braced herself for Jo's wrath.

“Jesus Christ, Harper. Couldn't you have waited?”

“I was stressed!”

She pulled on the buckskin shirt. It barely fit over her chest and left some serious mid-drift.

“He wasn't going to budge anyway. I feel like the more I ask, the more resolute he'll become. If we drop the issue for a few days, he'll probably have Gareth give him back.”

“So, we're going to go get him right now, right?”

Harper tapped the side of her head. “Duh. You know how I feel about waiting.”

“Awesome!” Jo said, her irritation forgotten. “Okay, what's the plan?”

Harper sucked in a breath as she tried tying the waistline of the pants. They fit her, just barely, but were tailored for someone about five inches shorter than her, making them fit more like capri pants.

“Step 1, we find Ian. Step 2, we kick the asses of anyone who gets in our way.”

She could see Jo's enthusiasm wilt. “What do we do about the part where I can't fight and everyone can turn into wolves?”

“I never said it was a perfect plan. You can stay here if you want,” Harper said, motioning back towards the campsite. She could see Rosa through the trees, threading beads on a string and pretending not to listen.

“Really? I can?”

Harper clicked her tongue. “You're supposed to say, 'No, I wouldn't let you go without me, Harper.' Geez.”

“Yeah, but I kind of feel like I might just get in your way. Stop looking at me like that, I'll come. Next time, don't ask me if you're going to make me come anyway. It's like when you ask me where I want to eat and I tell you and you say.

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