Big Bad Wolfie

1 MONTH LATER.

"How we doing?" I glanced back at Destiny from the front seat. She's Rose's replacement while she's out scavenging with another group. Destiny's still in training, but she does her job well.

"Not great, but not as bad as last month," she called.

"Well that's good news," I mumbled.

"Yeah, no, she's sugar coating it. It's pretty bad. Might actually be worse than last time," Harper interjected bluntly.

I sighed. "Well that's less good news."

I made eye contact with Destiny in the rear view mirror, and she shrank back into herself. I frowned and waited to catch her eye again. Once I did, I sent her a smile, and she sent me a timid one back.

I shook my head when she looked back down.

That girl. So shy.

"Stop here," Harper instructed while looking out the window.

"Last stop," Destiny breathed out, looking at the limited amount of blood bags around her. Her face fell when she realized how little it really was.

Even though I don't want to show it — especially not to her — the feeling is mutual. Harper's right, this is worse than last month.

I hopped out of the truck nonetheless, and Desi and Harps followed. At this point, everyone knew the drill. Harper and I would go in and get the blood, while Destiny waited by the truck to make sure nothing happened.

Not that most people would want anything to do with a truck full of blood, but we're not the only ones scavenging tonight.

Scratch that.

We are one of the only ones scavenging tonight. Most else are hunting.

Even more reason for me and Harps to be quick.

I glanced up at the sign as we entered. 'Hearts Foundation Blood Drive' it read. We walked up the steps and found the stock of blood that didn't match anyone and wasn't going to be used. We had to use our super speed, great eye sight, and sense of smell and whatnot to find the ones that weren't safe to drink, because of disease and things like that.

We only came up with a few good ones.

Again.

I blew out a frustrated sigh before I felt movement behind me that made me whip my head around.

"What's up?" Harps asked me, distracted with carefully putting the blood bags away for safe keeping.

"I think something might be going on outside," I stated just as distractedly, turning back around to help her.

The disturbance stopped so I didn't think anything of it.

It could be nothing, like a raccoon knocking over trash cans or something.

Once we were done, we headed out, and there was no disturbance. No noise.

And no Destiny.

"What the?" I mumbled.

"Desi?!"

"Destiny!" We called out.

I heard a shuffle a few alleys down, and I could tell Harper heard it too.

her. "Here, put that up, and I'll go check out what that noise was. She might have seen something and

to make decisions like that of

the curious girl in horror movies

"On it," Harps responded.

the alley and heard Harper

direction. I spun to face her, and there was

me

He's not human.

middle of a gasp of my own when I

Well, crap.

alley I was heading, and found Desi seated on the concrete with some

are," I

looked at me like

and threw her onto the asphalt. She landed near my feet and I reached to help

walked into the space between the other two,

and jumping from roof to roof,

Harper sniffed the air and scrunched up her nose. "Werewolves," Se hissed while pulling herself

with an inquisitive

eyes turned into saucers as her eyebrows shot

I

She glanced at them

hair around his younger-ish looking face as he scanned the area, studying us. He still has the grin plastered on

could cut you, then a cute little button nose in the center of it all to make him less intimidating. Or, at least when that smile resides a few inches under it he's not. The soft,

a jerk of the head, giving him

two on the end are a bit on the older side, but handsome

#shamelessdrullingovertheenemy

than 23 — opened his mouth to say something else, when the one in the middle

us," he crossed his arms with a

amused eyebrow, "And.

"Because, we figured you'd want to meet the new leadership of your house," he stated bluntly. He

My lips fell into a straight line. What? Is this some

no punchline, I spoke. "You're just going to leave it at that? No

young one looked surprised. "We were expecting you to say something like, 'excuse me' or 'WHAT?!' or 'but, what do you mean," he stated in a distressed and overdramatic

that supposed to be me

"Sorry, hate to disappoint, but would

you better watch it. We have your pack,"

"House,"

The dogs

"What?" The same

not pack," she corrected. "A group

He let out a growl, and stalked a

twenty miles away. Here, now, it's three on three, so I suggest we be civil about this," I eye them darkly, suddenly on

I'm sure all three of them are capable fighters," Harper mumbled, shooting

raised a brow at her, "Aw, Harps, don't

glared at me

they are

blood at least. At least one of them mated into it,"

dog boys looked surprised. "How'd you know

smell of their blood and feeling of the energy that radiates off them. I'm assuming from his reaction,

thoughtful faces. But, all of them being too prideful to show

there more than one alpha?" Harps wanted to

"It's complicated."

"Allied packs," I

". . . Guess it's not that complicated," the

I've assumed correctly