Chapter: 55

Even without my wolf, I felt it. That primal alpha energy rolling off him in waves, thick enough to taste. Anger. Frustration. And something else that made my human instincts scream to either run or...

I swallowed hard. Damn him.

"You're a dick," I muttered, brushing past him before my body could betray me further. At least he'd had the decency to nudge rather than command-though the effect was annoyingly similar.

"Pick that up," I said, toeing the destroyed apple. "It'll bring flies to my porch."

I didn't look back at his expression.