Page 111 of Wolf Cursed
“I like your face,” I said. “Laughing or grumpy, doesn’t matter to me.”
“Hey, I’m not grumpy,” he protested as he followed me inside.
“Riiight,” the twins said in unison.
Kai’s house was surprisingly clean. We all hung out in the living room on two oversized couches while Kai ordered pizza, and then we settled in to work through how the hell we were going to figure this all out. Kai pulled me down onto the couch next to him and rested his hand on my thigh. My skin tingled through my jeans, and I focused on breathing like a normal person.
Not that I was normal.
Far from it, apparently.
“So, can we talk about this whole curse-breaking thing?” Isaac asked. “Because I have to say the idea of Ash saving us all is kinda hot.”
“You think everything is hot,” Idrissa shot back.
“Yeah, but Ash is extra hot.” He grinned at me, and Kai’s hand on my leg tightened.
I put my hand over his and squeezed. The twins didn’t know Kai and I were mates. And we really needed to keep it that way for now. One impossible situation at a time.
“First, I have to know we’re all on the same side,” Kai said.
“Of course we are,” I said. “That’s why we’re here.”
He looked at Idrissa. “In the past, we haven’t exactly seen eye to eye.”
“That’s because you chose to align yourself with Drake and Silas and your band of assholes.”
Kai didn’t answer.
“Ash is important to me,” Idrissa said. “I’ll kick ass to protect her.” She smirked. “Actually, I already have.”
“I’ve saved her more than once already,” Kai shot back. “I think I’ve made it clear where I stand.”
“You’ve run away with her,” Idrissa corrected. “Not the same as standing and fighting.”
“I’ll do whatever it takes,” he snarled.
I tensed.
Were they seriously going to argue over who was more committed to saving my life?
I shot Isaac a pleading look.
“You two used to be friends,” Isaac said before it could escalate. “We all did. Let’s just call it tequila under the bridge and start over.”
“Uh, I think it’s water,” I pointed out, but Isaac just shrugged.
“I can if he can,” Idrissa said. “But that would mean him turning his back on the alphahole club.” She cocked her head. “Can you do that, Stone? Is Ash that important to you?”
“Ash is all that matters to me,” he said quietly, and Idrissa’s expression relaxed.
Isaac looked like he wanted to gush, but I shot him a look, and he buttoned it up.
“Let’s get down to business,” Idrissa said. “What do we know about the curse and how to break it?”
“We don’t really know much more than what was in that journal,” I admitted.
“Your parents never explained anything to you about your tattoo?” Isaac asked.
