Big Bad Wolfie

69) Date Night

  "Where are we going?" I laughed.

  "Just trust me."

  "We've spent weeks in the woods. I wasn't expecting you to be so eager to come back," I shook my head as we maneuvered around the trees.

Honestly though, I'm just glad he's stopped offering to carry me.

I'm not that hurt anymore.

  "We're almost there, and trust me," he turned around to face me. "This is way better than anything in those woods."

  The smile that grew on his face was contagious.

  "You're not going to kill me and hide my body out here, are you?" I raised an eyebrow at his back as he led the way. "Because that would be a very anticlimactic way for me to go out."

  His laughter filled the forest around us and my smile grew wider at the sound.

His laugh is so beautiful.

"Nah, I'm done with the scary alpha sh*t," he confessed. "It was exhausting."

"I know right. I don't know how bad guys do it." I shook my head. "Being angry all the time," I clarified to his back, but I knew he was listening. I think I'm doing him a favor not making him look me in the eye during this conversation. One will come where he will, but it doesn't have to be today.

"Yeah, I don't think Abaddon has ever smiled at anything or laughed at a joke. At least not unless the joke was someone else's misery," he agreed.

I paused to observe him. His back muscles are flexed deliciously, but I know that's an indicator of how troubled he is.

This situation is troubling, but I want today to be a break from that.

But I need to know something first.

"See, you know what kind of man Abaddon is. So why did you ever agree to do business with him?" I asked gently.

Was it your wolf that convinced you?

"I didn't know when he first approached me. I was just instated as alpha. I hadn't heard the rumors yet —"

"They're not rumors," I cut him off.

"Well, I know that now," he sighed. "It wasn't until everything was signed that he showed his true colors, then it was too late."

I frowned at his back in pity as he hung his head.

Does he need a hug or space? I can never tell.

"Not to mention his ginormous house and arsenal," he shook his head.

"You have a decent sized pack," I assured him.

"Sure, but—"

"And with my help, we'll be able to put him back in his place," I nodded with determination.

He peaked back at me.

"I signed over some crazy stuff that I didn't even realize until after the fact," he ran his hand over his face in distress and I'd imagine some embarrassment.