Page 27 of Luna Trials

“I have an hour.” She marched across the living room and fell onto the sofa beside me, pulling out her phone. “What’s the WIFI password?”

“Isn’t it on the guest brochure?” I motioned to the dining table off the second level where the stack of documents and contracts the McCaw Pack lawyers sent sat waiting in case I needed them.

“Stop playing.” She glared at me. “I know you have the satellite link hooked up.”

“That’s against the rules,” I teased. “They said no WIFI when filming starts.”

“Says the prick who can’t take a few weeks off work and had them write your satellite connection into the contract.” She handed me her phone. “WIFI password. Now. I don’t care about streaming this stupid show. I just want to be able to look stuff up.”

I hesitated before typing in the password, wondering what I could get out of this.

“Don’t even think about it.” She motioned to the phone. “I’m here for you so hook me up.”

“I told you I didn’t want you here.” I typed in the password and tossed the phone onto the glass coffee table just out of her reach.

“Thank you.” Fallon rolled her eyes as she stood to retrieve it. “And don’t start that again. You know I wouldn’t have let you do this alone.”

It wasn’t worth another fight. Though we’d had a tense conversation in the Jeep on the eight-hour drive to the resort. In the end, she was right. Fallon had always been my annoying little shadow and that wasn’t going to change.

Unless she actually found a mate here and settled down. Preferably one that I didn’t have to rough up too much first.

Who was I kidding?

Fallon wasn’t getting mated anytime soon.

A brother could dream though.

“Do you want to tell me what got into you at breakfast earlier?” Fallon asked as she tucked her phone into her back pocket. I don’t think she even needed the WIFI password, this was just an excuse to ask again. She’d been using our pack link to annoy the inside of my head all morning. Now she could speak out loud since I had the room sound-proofed before moving in.

“Indigestion.” I unplugged my laptop and carried it over to the bedroom.

Fallon followed me. “I’ll bet it was something spicy. I saw the way you looked at that girl, Aspen. What was up with that?”

A growl slipped from my lips. “That’s none of your business.”

“Hey. It’s okay.” Fallon put her hands in the air as she sat on the edge of my bed. “I’m only teasing. She seems nice. Want me to do some digging and see if she likes you too?”

“I want you to stay away from her,” I bit out, a little too defensively to throw my sister off the scent.

Fallon smiled as she nodded. She was like a wolf with a bone, never letting anything go. “I hear you loud and clear.”

“I’m serious.” I resisted the urge to use an Alpha command. It wasn’t something I liked to do with anyone, but with my little sister, the temptation was always there. “You know I’m not interested in the females here. That isn’t why I came.”

“I know.” Fallon sighed. “But you’re always working. It would be nice to see you have a little fun.”

“Speaking of work, I have payrolls to go over since you decided not to stay home.” I pointed at the open door.

“Fine, Alpha.” Fallon pouted as she jumped to her feet. “But just so you know, she’ll probably get snatched up soon if you don’t make a move first.”

“Out,” I growled, voice laced with my wolf, and I pretended not to see my sister’s knowing smirk as she flipped me off.

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Aspen

I couldn’t get my phone off the charger fast enough. There were two missed calls from unknown numbers and no messages from Papa, but I wasn’t worried about that now. I needed to see this for myself and make sure I wasn’t hallucinating.

Reality was worse than I imagined.

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