Page 37 of Same Thing

Nory peeked around him to the truck, where she’d seen movement. There was a woman in the passenger’s seat, and her glowing green eyes were wide, and steady on Nory. Nory gave a little wave. The woman didn’t move.

“I can go,” she said softly.

“You aren’t going anywhere,” Liam snarled. “If he has a problem with it, he can take that problem and fucking eat it!” Liam sounded terrifying right now, and when Nory slid her hand to his forearm, his skin was burning hot, like he was running a fever.

“She’s not staying in my den,” Nate gritted out, gold eyes fiery on Liam. Around the side of Nate’s truck, a man appeared. A muscular, bearded, very naked man.

“Snitch,” Liam spat out.

“I wouldn’t have to snitch if you didn’t do dumb shit, such as but not limited to bringing a human woman into our territory. Nate is right, Liam. You are in the middle of Arrangements. We said pick an Arrangement, fuck the human. Not bring her here!”

“She’s not staying in my den,” Nate gritted out again as he paced back and forth. “Hell no.”

“No one is asking you to open your den,” Liam gritted out. “I’m getting a room at the Lodge.”

“It’s full, Liam. It’s full of Rogues. She has a home. A nice home, in a human apartment complex.”

“She’s got a guy stalking her—”

“So, this is the better option?” Nate demanded. “We earned our reputation, man. She isn’t safe here.”

“Delta is safe here,” Liam said, calmer now. More patient now.

“Delta is a werewolf!”

“I’ve never seen her Change in need of defending herself. I’ve never even seen her Change,” Liam pointed out. “She’s been in human form for weeks and no one has messed with her.”

“Wrong. Everyone takes shots at her,” Nate barked. “Why do you think I’m constantly with her?”

Liam huffed a sigh. “Nory’s stalker got me kicked out of the apartment complex. I can’t be there to keep her safe if she’s there alone. You have that instinct to be near Delta when she is under fire, right?”

Liam waited, and slowly the fire faded from Nate’s eyes, and the color morphed to a whiskey brown. “It’s not the same. We are werewolves. We have a bond.”

“I don’t know what it is. I don’t have a name for it,” Liam said. “But I can’t keep my wolf away from her when she’s scared or hurt. I can’t keep him away from her when she’s happy. I want to soak it all up. I’ll chase off one of the Rogues and get a room. That was the plan. I’m not asking you to understand.”

“What about the Arrangements?” Nate demanded.

“I can’t.”

“What about the Pack?” he yelled. “All you have to do is pick a she-wolf and we can all stay together.”

“Is that even what you want?” the naked guy asked.

“Vic, stay out of it.”

“Oh, shit,” she muttered on accident.

Vic frowned. “It speaks.”

“You’re the wolf,” she said, pointing at him.

He narrowed his eyes at her pointed finger, and she apologized and shoved her hands into her pockets. “That was so cool.”

Vic’s eyes narrowed a little more. “You think my wolf is cool?”

“Way cool.”

There was this loaded minute, and then Vic turned and threw a hand up in the air. “I like her, she may stay.”