Chapter 13

WREN

“There’s no service!” Luke spins around, holding his phone up to the sky as he walks around the clearing toward the village.

I look back. “No. You need satellite phones.”

He throws his arms up. “Well, how the hell am I going to play my Playlist now?”

“Stop complaining, Alpha.” Alexi walks beside him.

He scowls. “Babe, you know I like to fire guns to music.”

“You’d be surprised how much you can live without, Luke.” I turn and walk backwards.

“Hey, if I can’t hear Black Sabbath at least once a day, I’m grumpy as hell, alright.” He stuffs his hands in the pockets of his jeans.

Alexi huffs. “I swear. It’s like dealing with a child.”

He points to her. “Hey. This child rocks your world every night, Ok. Remember that.”

She rolls her eyes and shakes her head. I laugh and turn back around.

We get half way across the clearing and Lucius is standing at the village entrance. His chest is out and his arms are crossed. He has a threatening look on his face.

Luke leans to me. “Is that him?”

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