Big Bad Wolfie

53) Ask Around!

***Maria's POV***

  A deep set frown fell on Wolfie's face, and for a second, I wanted to take what I said back, but only because I didn't need my image of myself rubbing off on him.

  He already thinks of me lowly enough, I don't need his respect for me going down even more.

"Welp, all fixed up. Time for me to go," I stated curtly and practically ran away.

I got back to the group and everyone was talking in a circle.

Happy turned to look at me. "How is he?"

I kept my face blank but nodded. "Fine. What are we talking about?" I changed the subject quickly.

"We think we should retreat," Stephan started.

I immediately felt my eyebrows furrow together.

That sounds like a terrible idea. And I was about to tell him so, but he spoke first after seeing my reaction.

"Not all the way," he reassured, "Just to somewhere safe — or at least safer — that way we can take time to heal. Y'know, re-charge."

Rose jumped in, "Yeah, no ones injuries are going to get any better if we're on them 24/7. And good sleep and meals will help them heal faster."

  I nodded, "Yeah, sounds like a good idea. I think we underestimated how long and strenuous this trip was going to be anyway."

  Stephan nodded as well, "Exactly. Now we just need to call our territories to explain to them they need to be prepared for us to be out longer."

  Everyone agreed, then we just stood staring at each other for a few seconds.

  "Ready, break," Brandon clapped loudly and it managed to bring a smile to our faces and get us moving.

~*~*~*~

  Happy had been on the phone for a while and seemed to have finished all his wolf business or whatever, and now I'm bombarding him with questions while Rose and Brandon bicker about I don't even know what a few feet away.

  If they weren't so occupied, I'm sure they'd be participating too.

  "How did the second scavenging go?"

A few new blood sources had come to the human town over so the House convinced Happy and Wolfie to let them go on another scavenge because of how low they still were.

While I was kept in the dark about all of it and only found out through listening to one of Happy's conversations.

  "Do they have enough to eat?"

  "He says he doesn't know, Maria," Happy responded to me, covering part of the phone so whoever on the other side couldn't hear.

  "Doesn't know?! What do you mean he doesn't know?"

  "He doesn't know," Happy deadpanned.

  "Well find somebody who does know!!"

  "Are they still all cooped up in the jails?"

  "Have they added any? Let any out?"

  "I need to know!"

  "He doesn't —"

  "Find somebody who does!!" I yelled at him before he could finish.

  He shoved the phone into my chest, "You tell him who to look for then."

  I smiled, well that worked out well.

  I put the phone to my ear. "Hi, can I have Harper, Doc, Trainer Marco, the Captain, and Destiny on the phone?"