Page 48 of Seneca

What happened when the two surviving jaguars returned to the prowl?

Would the other alpha—Otto—simply move on, or would he know where Fallon was and try to claim her in person?

The stallion-run construction company was slated to start repairing the issue with the back fence later that day.It turned out that an overgrown tree had obscured where there was a weakness, possibly from a storm, and no one had seen it.The park prided itself on being a safe place for their people, so the alphas were particularly upset that a weakness had been exploited and their people had to fight off intruders.

He glanced at Sunny as they reached the market, and she was looking at Fallon with a worried frown.

Since the attack, Fallon had been even more withdrawn and Sunny was concerned for her friend.Seneca was concerned for them both, because he knew Sunny harbored some guilt at taking Dario’s life even if it had been in defense of him.

They stopped at the shop run by wolf couple Anke and Zeger and picked up the phone that Marcus had ordered for Fallon along with a new tablet so she could read her digital books without worrying that someone was tracking her.

“The tablet is loaded with a gift card so you can replace the books you are losing from your old account,” Anke said as she slid it across the counter.“We’ve set up an email address for you that is untraceable.If you go into the notes app, the password and details are there for you and you can use that email address for anything like signing up for newsletters for your favorite websites.The phone is also safe and untraceable.We’ve loaded Sunny’s and Seneca’s numbers into the contact list as well as Marcus’s and the security office.”

Fallon looked at the phone cases Zeger had set out and picked a dark purple one and put the phone into it with a click.“Thank you so much,” she said.

“You’re welcome,” Zeger said with a nod.“And please let us know if we can get you anything at all—clothes, shoes, toiletries—you name it and we’re the wolves to find it.”

Fallon smiled and held the devices to her chest.

They continued to the counter for the cafeteria, greeting Hyde, who was working the breakfast rush.“Hey, guys,” Hyde said.“I made my famous eggs Benedict casserole for today, and London made fruit salad with the last of the watermelons from the greenhouse.”

“That works for me,” Sunny said.Seneca agreed and so did Fallon.

After making their drinks, they found seats with other bears and settled in to eat.

“Oh, I see why this is famous,” Sunny said after taking a bite.“It’s delicious.”

“My ears are burning,” Hyde called.

Sunny lifted her fork in a salute.“It’s awesome!”

They talked about the day ahead, which for him and Sunny was a day off.They were all staying underground as a precaution, and then they’d work the dinner shift tomorrow.

With Justus standing guard with them.

He was thankful for his friend, who stepped up to have their back.

While it seemed really altruistic to offer to hang out for six hours as a stationary guard, Seneca knew that Justus hoped to get a few burgers out of the deal as well, and he was happy to provide them.

In the meantime, he and Sunny were planning to spend the day with a movie marathon and keep Fallon entertained.

And he hoped he and his soulmate could sneak away for some alone time too.

He couldn’t get enough of her.

As their meal wound down, Dani walked over and greeted them, asking how they were and telling them she was thankful they were safe.

Dani smiled at Fallon.“You look like you could use some pampering.Would you like a mini facial?I’ve got a new facial scrub that is literally my most favorite thing on the planet—next to my Neo, of course.”

Fallon hesitated.

Sunny nudged her gently with her elbow.“Go ahead.You deserve something fun.You can text us when you’re done and we’ll open the door for you.The movie marathon can wait.”

“Okay, that would be really neat.”She seemed to relax a little, a smile curving one side of her mouth.

Seneca cleared their dishes and then they said goodbye to Fallon, leaving her in Dani’s capable hands.On the way back to the private living area, he said, “Are you okay with us being stuck down here until tomorrow’s dinner shift?”

“I kind of wish we were working today, actually.I love being out in the park and talking to the patrons, and working with you.But I think I’d be a little nervous too.Another day off is a good idea, I think.In fact, I think it’s the best idea ever.”