AN OUTING

Keileigh:

“An outing? In the forest?” I asked Kara who had come that morning right as I stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in a fluffy robe.

“Yes,” the older woman replied, “Alpha Ryker have strict instructions for you to be ready in an hour.”

The way her voice sounded sarcastic upon saying ‘strict instructions’ was a bit humorous and my lips quirked up a little.

“Okay. I’ll get ready. Thank you for telling me, Kara,” I nodded at her.

I had become aware of the way Ryker respected the older maid, and I even heard a maid tell me that Alpha Arnold felt the same way. Both men had been raised in part with her help, if what the maid that attended to me was to be believed.

I was a little surprised however, that Ryker had asked for me to go out with him.

Things had definitely gotten better between us, but what was the Alpha trying to do? Was this his way of courting me?

I got dressed with the help of the maid, trying to not think of the dates that I had with Alpha Jake. Then, I had settled