#Chapter 15_Setting the Scene

Jonathan smiles, all smarmy and ready to kiss ass.

“Hey, Alex. I know you’re pretty busy with hockey and all, but…wouldn’t it be fun to hang out together? Like, during a performance. With a thorough explanation of the plot, I think you’d make a great lead!”

Alex, unused to Jonathan’s salesman persona, lets out an awkward chuckle.

“Here, I’ll talk about it a bit. So, there’s an alpha werewolf who has a—”

“What do you think, Cynth? Think I could work it?”

Alex cuts him off before he can really get into it, turning to me.

Eh? Why ask me?

He looks at me with undivided attention. When I glance away from him, I see the others holding their hands together in prayer as Jonathan mouths ‘Yes’ at me.

I mean…I think he could be a good fit. I just suppose he’d be too busy to actually do it. Moreover, this could settle in his “bothersome” category, where he might decide to it blow off.

Though, since he’s asking earnestly, I’ll answer honestly.

“…You’d be a g-ood choice.”

Alex nods then, walking ove