#Chapter 86: About Us

“Ahhh…” I exhale bliss when we stop. “Thank you, Alex.”

“I know you need to go back to your mom soon, so I’ll do everything I can. But you will eventually have to come back to your pack.”

“Yeah—I know. I just have to figure out how to do that. What to tell my mom and when to make that break.”

“Just remember, I may not be able to go with you…at first.”

“Oh, no—Michael!” How could I have forgotten? “Is there a cure for Wolfsbane?”

“If there is, it probably died with the wolf that poisoned him.”

“I’m ssso sorry.”

“Yeah…we’ll deal with it when we get back. But I probably can’t go back home with you, to live anyway. The pack will be my home now.”

Finally, this seems to be a good time to ask him about us. I need to know how he feels…what he thinks.

“Where does that leave us?”

“I’ve given this some thought. Once you turned, it all made sense: my attraction to you, my inability to leave you alone.”

“But what about Rita?”

“Yeah…about Rita.” He pauses to organize his thoughts. It’s almost like