Page 41 of Quarterback Sneak

Anger burns through me once again, and it’s Reid that fills him in. “She’s got all the telltale signs—headache, dizzy, sensitivity to light.”

“What are we going to do to him?” Quint asks.

A grin fills my face, but it’s not filled with any sort of warmth. “Reid and I are going to pay him a visit. You stay here and watch her dorm.”

“You know where he is?” Quint asks.

“I’m going to find out.” I pull out my phone and call my dad; he answers on the first ring.

“Son.”

I blow out a breath. “Hey, Dad, I need your help.”

“What’s going on?”

“Evie went on a date with that guy I told you about, Jace. He got mad at her and left her there, and Reid brought her back to the dorm. Now today, she’s got an awful headache; she’s dizzy, sensitive to light—”

“He gave her something.” His words are low, and I can hear the anger in them.

“We think so.”

“What do you need from me?”

“I need to find where he lives, whether on campus or off.”

It’s quiet on the other end. “Not a good idea.”

“What do you mean it’s not a good idea?” I can’t hold back the anger in my voice.

“What are you going to do when you find him?” I don’t say anything, and I know my silence incriminates me. “That’swhy it’s not a good idea. I hate what he did to your mate; I want a piece of him too. But we can’t. He's human, and it will only cause problems for us.”

I grind my teeth. “Don’t ask me to stand down and stay away from him.”Because I know I won’t.

My father is quiet again. “I’m only asking you to stand down for now. Let’s do some background work. Figure out who this guy is, and if it’s just coincidence he’s messing with your mate.”

Everything in me stills as I take in his words. My mind races. “You think there’s something more to it?”

“I don’t know but don’t make any moves yet. Right now, make sure your mate is okay. Get her some food when she wakes up and anything else she needs.” He pauses a moment. “Son, you also need to make sure he didn’t do anything to her.”

“Reid brought her home.”

“Just...make sure.” I rub my neck, hating everything about this. I should have never let her go out with him. A growls slips through my chest. “I know this is a lot. I’m sorry, Son. Stay in control; your wolf will get his vengeance eventually, but not until we know the full story. Let me get on this; keep me posted.”

“I will. Thanks, Dad.”

“Your mom wants to talk to you and your sister.”

I close my eyes, trying to keep my patience. I love my family; I’d die for any of them. But right now, my wolf is on edge while our mate is unprotected and vulnerable in the state she’s in. And knowing what could have happened to her last night is making me feel like I’m losing my control.

“Zane, how come you never come home anymore?” I hear my sister ask.

“Because I met my mate,” I bite out.

The phone goes quiet a moment before she squeals. I have to pull the phone away from my ear. “Why didn’t you tell me? Mom, Dad, Zane met his mate!” She’s still yelling into the phone, piercing my ear drums. “What? How come everybody knows but me?”

A small amount of guilt fills me. “Sorry, Sis. It’s been a little crazy. But yeah, I finally met her. Her name’s Evie, and she’s,” I try to think of the right words to describe her. “Perfect.”

Riley laughs, but it’s filled with love. “You’re smitten already, Big Brother.”