All Chapters of Mage of Wolves: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

The forest was the only one I could trust to talk about Brice with, and that was because, most of the time, I couldn’t hear a word she said to me. So after school, I headed off to sit amongst the trees and see if I could sort out what was going on.It wasn’t as if I was developing romantic feelings for Brice--that was for certain. Even if I had enough room in m

I wasn’t exactly sure what to do with Brice’s note. I’d shoved it in my pocket after art class ended, and kept it there, where I was certain it was burning a hole, not even through the fabric of my jeans but also through my thigh. More than once before lunch, I considered taking it out and tossing it in the trash can, but I didn’t do it. Instead, I attempted to pay attention during my classes, but my mind kept going back to that slip of paper. Where did he get off anyway? Why did he think I was spending so much time thinking about him?

There would be no fun trip to the donut shop on the way to pick up Melanie Saturday morning, or on our way to the shopping center, for that matter. Sam was in a mood, and I guess I couldn't blame him. We were supposed to pick Melanie up at 10:00 and left our house at 9:55. Sam was driving Ben’s truck because it had a front and back seat, whereas Sam’s only had enough room for three people, unless someone rode in the bed, and I didn’t see making Raven ride back there to another town, even though she said she didn’t mind. I minded. 

It was a little after 1:00 when we entered the restaurant across the parking lot. The place was slightly crowded with the late lunch crowd, but it wasn’t too bad, and we were able to be seated in a booth right away. I slid in on the closest side quickly so I wouldn’t be forced to choose between sitting next to Melanie or sitting next to Raven. It made sense that either one of them would prefer to sit next to me, since they were both here because they were my friends, but I wouldn’t like to have to choose between them. Raven sat down next to me, and Melanie sat across from us. We decided to put the dress bags in the spot next to her.

“What the hell are you doing here?” I asked Brice. I kept my tone in check. I wasn’t demanding or even rude, despite my choice of curse words, just inquisitive.He half shrugged as he leaned against the tree. “You brought a new wolf into our forest, and I wanted to know who it was.”