Mirror Lake Wolves 02 - Moon Hunted by Jennifer Snyder

Author:Jennifer Snyder [Snyder, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2017-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

11

Eli grabbed the leash from me after a few steps. I wasn’t sure if he thought I wasn’t walking the puppy right or if he just wanted to do it himself. I didn’t care either way. Having to stop every two seconds to untangle myself from its leash was getting on my nerves. A low chuckle rumbled from him. I glanced at him to see a wide smile building across his face while he watched Winston sniff everything in his path.

“I didn’t know you were a dog lover,” I teased him.

His bright green eyes sucked me in when he shifted to glance at me.

“Who isn’t a dog lover?” he asked.

“Me for one. I’ve never been much of an animal lover.”

“Says the girl who’s a wolf.”

“That’s different,” I insisted as I tucked a few stray hairs behind my ear.

“How? A wolf is an animal, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, but I change into one. I don’t have to babysit it.”

“There are some in the pack who would disagree with that statement. They happen to think wearing silver is how we babysit our wolf.”

“Hmmm. I never thought of it that way,” I said.

“Sort of makes sense though, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah.”

Silver was how we controlled our wolf self throughout the month. I’d often thought of it as a way to keep a leash on our wolves, but I’d never thought of it as a way to babysit it.

We continued down the gravel road that wove through the trailer park, allowing Winston to sniff and run as much as he saw fit. Sylvie Hess stood outside her place when we neared it. She was blowing bubbles with her youngest boy. Her face lit up when she saw us.

“Aw, you two are so precious together,” she gushed. “I love that you’re taking a stroll with your puppy. How sweet.”

Her words made unease snake through my stomach. How had I been blind to what we might look like while walking a dog together? Shit. Now everyone who saw us would probably think we were a couple. I would never hear the end of it

“It’s Gracie’s dog. She’s at Callie’s helping to console her. I’m taking him for a walk for her, and Eli just happened to join,” I said to clarify.

“Right,” Sylvie said, dragging the word out.

My teeth sank into my lower lip. She didn’t believe me. No matter what I said, it wouldn’t change her view of the situation. Why did this bother me so much? I shouldn’t care what Sylvie, or anyone else, thought in regards to Eli and me. It wasn’t their business.

Only, I did care.

I grabbed the leash from Eli and continued walking, making sure to keep my head high and my face in a relaxed expression. Once we were out of Sylvie’s earshot, I slowed my pace. Eli needed to catch up to me, and we needed to talk about the conversation he’d had with his dad. No more chitchat.

“I didn’t think someone assuming we were a couple would offend you so much. Damn,” Eli said.

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