Page 86 of Ruthless Alpha Beast

But I assume that I will have to be somewhat active.

It’s a hunt.

“You ready to go?” Jasper asks me as I check out my sporty outfit in the mirror.

I jump a little.

Hehadto come in right when I was checking out my butt.

“Yes, ready.”

I walk ahead and gather my things.

“It looks great, by the way.”

I feel my cheeks redden. “Oh,shut up.”

We meet the rest of the crew by the border of our pack territory.

Danielle, Monroe, several other witches, and shifters from both our pack, Sawyer’s and Ellis’.

For every two shifters, there’s one witch.

I don’t recognize everyone, but there are some familiar faces, for example, Dylan, and a couple of shifters from the group who were rude to me the other day.

The ones who got reprimanded by Jasper (and me) accordingly.

I still think about the way he stood up for me. It meant a lot. It showed how much his views have changed, how open he is. The old Jasper would have never said anything like that, let alone to his own pack mates. I finally feel like I have more of a place in this pack.

It feels good.

“Everyone feeling good?” Jasper asks.

I half expect a couple of them to say something along the lines of, ‘What is thehumandoing here?’, but they don’t.

“Good Alpha,” they say.

“Good,” Danielle nods.

We move slowly through the woods, and luckily, as we do, my eyes begin to adjust to the dark.

It helps that the witches are carrying orbs of white glow.

“This is the hardest part,” one of the witches tells me. “It’s the most covered part of the forest. Once we go in further, the trees get skinnier and you’ll be able to see more.”

“That’s okay,” I nod. “I think I’m adjusting already.”

“Make sure to watch your step,” Dylan says. “A lot of the things that could kill you in this forest live on the floor.”

“She’ll be fine,” Danielle interjects. “She has us.”

I want to show them that they don’t need to worry about me. I’ve researched the forest area here, and I know to look out for the yellow snakes with red eyes and the blue ants with purple butts.

I know there are some other things I should be looking out for, but I’ve already forgotten what those are. I can’t be expected to know everything!

“Wait, stop!” One of the shifters toward the front of the group calls.

Jasper signals for the group to stand still.