Page 83 of Wolf Cursed
Isaac gave me a weird look. Idrissa huffed.
“We need to focus,” she said.
“I’m focused,” I told her.
“Okay, but can we just take this break to go back to the elephant in the room?” Isaac asked, taking a seat beside me in the grass.
I braced myself for the question he was about to ask. I didn’t want to lie to either of them. But Oscar had made it clear no one could know about the tattoo.
“What elephant?” Idrissa asked.
“Kai Stone took our girl here for a bike ride yesterday, and there’s a serious gap in time from when they rode into the sunset and when he brought her home.” Isaac wiggled his brows at me. “You said we’re friends now, so spill.”
Idrissa stopped pacing and looked over at me. “For once, I’m siding with my brother on this one.”
“Traitor,” I muttered.
She smirked.
“We’re not getting any younger,” Isaac declared pointedly.
“We’re not aging either,” Idrissa said with an eye roll.
“Wait, what?” I asked.
Isaac rolled his eyes. “Drissa is referring to the fact that wolves age differently than humans, which I will fully explain right after you tell me what went down. Was it Kai? Did Kai go down…on you?” He made a licking motion with his tongue, and I groaned.
“No,” I said, but despite my protest, my cheeks heated. The very thought of Kai’s mouth on my—
“She wants him to, though,” Idrissa said with a smug smile.
My eyes widened. “No way,” I protested, but it was a weak lie.
Idrissa’s smile widened.
“Is he a good kisser?” Isaac asked.
“Isn’t this conversation more middle school speed?” I asked. “Dishing about who kisses better?”
Isaac shrugged. “You said you never had friends. We’re giving you the full tour. So… is he?”
“You’ve lived in town with him all your life, and you don’t know?” I shot back. “I thought small-town gossip would have treated you better.”
“Kai’s never kissed anyone in town,” Idrissa said.
I blinked. “Seriously?”
The twins shared a look with enough unspoken words I wondered if they had telepathic powers.
Idrissa answered aloud. “Kai’s dad was one of the original pack members. He was the pack beta, actually,” she said. “The rumors say he suffered when the alpha bond broke and it changed him.”
“Changed him how?” I asked.
“Not for the better,” Isaac said. His expression darkened.
“Kai’s mom died in childbirth,” Idrissa said. “And Kai’s dad blamed him for her death.”
“That’s terrible. It wasn’t his fault,” I said.
