chapter 67

Kyle was holding out another sandwich as soon as I walked in the door.

“You were watching?” I grabbed the sandwich and took a bite. This time, I was going to make myself actually eat it.

“I didn’t listen, but I kept an eye on you,” he said.

I probably should have been upset, but it was oddly comforting knowing someone had my back. Sure, things with Kyle were weird, but if he wanted to cause me harm, he’d have done it already.

“You okay?” he asked.

I wasn’t sure how to answer that. Kyle knew more than he’d shared and largely because I’d asked him to keep it that way. If he was being honest about not listening, he didn’t know what our conversation had been about. For all Kyle knew, it was a lover’s quarrel.

My stomach tightened and the food in my mouth tasted like ash. Was it ever going to get easier to sort out my feelings about Alec? Did it matter if I was just going to return to Wolf Creek, anyway?

“Do you think I have what it takes to be alpha?” I asked.

“You can’t be any worse than