Big Bad Wolfie

I don't wanna do this, I don't wanna do this, I don't wanna do this!!

My mind is reeling a million miles per minute, my thoughts all jumbled, as we sneak towards the hybrid base. Not away from, like any sane people would, but towards.

And it was my idea!

I swear, I knew I was a little crazy, but I didn't realize I was absolutely insane!

What the h3ll am I doing right now?

"So, Maria, which way should we start off with?" Happy spoke quietly. "You can sense them the best," he reasoned.

I have no freaking idea.

"Let's go the direction with the least foliage, that's usually a sign of people."

That makes sense, right?

I have this habit of stating my opinion as facts, and people just go with it.

"Alright, so this direction?" Stephan spoke up.

Sure, why not?

"Yeah," I nodded.

"Alright, lets go," Brandon decided to take the lead.

See. State your opinion confident enough and people will just believe you.

Luckily, my plans usually work out.

I watched the group walk off after Brandon and was about to start following, but Wolfie stopped me with a hand on my wrist.

"Hey, can I talk with you for a sec?"

I looked after the group as Rose and Brandon turned around to find the hold up.

I waved them on and turned to Wolfie.

"Yeah, I guess, but make it quick. We don't want to get separated from the group," I said, wiggling my wrist from his hand. His touch is far too distracting.

He cleared his throat and my eyes followed the sound and froze on my mark.

I hate to say this.

I really do.

love the way

sting at the way it happened, but at the same time, when I see it, it gives me a sense of calm. Like everything

hear Wolfie sigh I come back to

surprise, it wasn't snippy, or impatient. It just sounded

"No, sorry," I looked back up

Why does he have to be so

he squared his feet and gently but firmly held my shoulders, so I was looking directly at him. "How about you stay behind or head back for this part,"

opened my mouth to speak but

"Please, Maria. It's not that I think you're incapable," he pleaded, "it's just that if anything happened to you," he caressed my face with one hand

He shook his head, "I'd never forgive myself if I knew there

you, or Brandon, or Rosy died. . . and there was something that I could have done to

to my shoulder. "Please, Maria," he begged one last time. "I know

softly. "This isn't about us. This is about protecting the people

when I saw his beautiful silver and gold gaze, I held

I

But we don't have

doubt I'd be killed by either hybrids or rouges, so I wouldn't do that even if I didn't give a crap about any of you." I

He sighed. "But you better live long enough

This almost made my

I tried to keep my

head in the

His pack should be feeling the affects of the supplies cut offs

my house long enough to treat

is all smoothed over I need to talk to him about getting better and

were all too

I need to talk to

my house doesn't make ourselves is weapons and we make sure to stalk

talk about that. . . There's always a forest of

this, when he's trying. . . I wish I

think he's doing the right

maybe if it was just him and

But it's not.

to

after thinking about it

know exactly what

the same thing to my

he didn't give names or many details, but the familiarity just came to

he was young and naive, to take over another house. Then, after a

My

H3ll, he did

his life, and came back