Chapter 164

Noah had conference calls all day next day, until late afternoon sun had pulled his wolf out of slobbering inside four walls, starving for fresh air. Rhys was packing for home- for Nebraska and Wyoming, where Mikhail was the leader for all intents and purposes. A pack didn't have it's Alpha on territory, it can't do without its Beta too. As much as he needed Mikhail, he would have to do without him. Selene, he had very little to complain about, actually there was only one reason- she had given into Vanessa's demands for having separate rooms. Noah never put his foot right with that woman, and it was infuriating. Was he being punished for assuming they'd share a room? Or was she uncomfortable with the new standards of intimacy? He remembered how freely she gave herself to him when they were alone, out for a run. She talked to him like she hadn't to anyone. Or at all. Like she had lots of things to say and the time would run out, or fall short.

His wolf pressed ever close, under the sur