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We walked down the aisles in silence Wade observedattention to the people Instead, I stared at various iteht, I’d shift to another ite a psychiatrist tone

"Well, Doc, I’h the store like a science project" Uh-oh, the bitchy attitude was a dead giveaway that the hu to me Not that I wanted to turn hairy and chomp down on some homo sapiens, but itated I needed to calm down and show Wade they didn’t have an affect over rowled low in his throat "If dead bodies weren’t showing up on Adam’s mountain, you wouldn’t be subjected to this experiued Not srabbed my arm and hauled me into an empty aisle

"You will respect the leaders and their methods I say you need to interact with humans, so you’ll interact with them No more back talk, understand?"

I nodded and kept the snide re out

"Good Noant you to go up to the woot it?"

I nodded again and looked in the direction he pointed to My eyes shot hen I recognized the young woman’s face She was tall and slender avy brown hair that hit to the e, alun in her hand With unsteady steps, I walked up to my old friend

"Chelsea?" I said with htened at seeing h school and had been almost as close as best friends It wasn’t until a year after school that we lost contact I assu back

"Anna? Oh osh, it’s been forever!" Her arid and on high alert My wolf squir h h my mouth This is Chelsea, she’s not a threat Calm down

When she released , or look scared, so my eyes must have remained their normal brown A wide smile stretched her lips and all the tension in my body subsided

"How have you been?" I asked when I was sure words would leave rowl

"Good I just finished school I couldn’t find a job in graphic design, so I came home, hence the horrible work attire" She held out her blue vest and laughed "I’h saved up to get my own place," she paused "Sorry, I’ve always been a talker How have you been? What school did you go to?"

I returned her se It wasn’t for me" Chelsea nodded as if she knew as o to school and do my hoht A’s or have stacks of college pamphlets as a freshman

"I heard about your parents I’ in their house?"

No I’ with a whole pack up in the mountains

"Um, no I sold it Sad e bodies sandwiched ine what she was thinking as she took in Wade and Adae fra, she’d think they were uards

"Did you find the paper plates?" Wade asked with a pointed look I glanced back at Chelsea expectantly

"There down that way, aisle seven," she said with awed tone "Your boyfriend?" Chelsea nodded in Wade’s direction I wasn’t sure if she gave a second glance at Adae--Adam was ten times hotter than Wade But ed to steel at Chelsea’s question, and before I could come up with an explanation, Ada his hand "Adam Everwood This is Wade Se man to my left "He’s a friend"

"Ooo, Wade Sled, and I knew she had a thing for my leader If she only knew…