Page 18 of Fated to the Wolf Cowboy

“I did.”

“Thanks.”

“Sam,” he added.

“Thanks, Sam,” I muttered.

He seemed like a nice enough guy, even a handsome one. But I wasn’t here to find a mate, I was just passing through. The sooner I moved on, the better.

“I really don’t want any trouble. I didn’t even know there was a Pack out here until I stumbled into it and then I got spooked and well, you can guess the rest.”

“You’re lucky the boys found you at all.”

“I know.”

“What are you doing all the way out here? You’re a long way from home, city girl.”

“Still none of your business. But I’m just passing through. I’m on my way to visit friends in California.”

“By foot? In these things?”

“It hasn’t entirely been by foot.”

That was true. I’d taken a few buses along the way.

“I thought it would be okay to run in my fur for a while. There isn’t exactly much out here,” I pointed out.

Shut up, Tricia.Why was I talking so much? He didn’t need to know any of this. And what if the trackers followed me here? Sam could tell them where I was headed. Why hadn’t I said Alaska or something? Anywhere but California.

I silently berated myself.

“I’m sure it’s fine. Thomas already looked in on you once today. I’m sure he’ll be back this afternoon.”

“Thomas?”

“The Alpha.”

“Shit!”

“It’s okay. He’ll understand. You didn’t mean to trespass, right?”

“Right.”

“It’s cool. We don’t get a ton of new people just stumbling into our territory, but it does happen on occasion.”

“Seriously?”

Who the hell would just stumble into this Pack? They were in the middle of freaking nowhere.

My jaw opened to say as much and then snapped shut.

You, you idiot. You did.

“I don’t think I should stick around. Thanks for fixing my leg, but I should really be on my way. Just give me my stuff back and forget you ever saw me here.”

“Slow down there. You weren’t just injured when they brought you in. You were malnourished and severely dehydrated. At the very least let your IV fluids finish first.”

“Then I can go?”