Page 30 of To Hunt A Wolf
“Crigger was hoping Levi could help find Jadick.”
“Why would Levi help Crigger with a damn thing?” I snap.
The only person who hated Crigger more than me was Levi. That hate was part of the reason I’d easily believed he could kill the alpha himself. Seven years ago, Levi’s parents vanished, and Levi’s never stopped looking for them—or suspecting Crigger as the one behind their disappearance.
“That’s a question for Levi.”
Right. All that means is Tripp doesn’t plan to explain.
I huff and lean back against the headboard, thoughts turning over and over with the bits and pieces Tripp has given me.
Crigger met with Levi right before he was due to meet with me. And Crigger was still alive when I got there. That meant if Levi didn’t kill Crigger, he saw who did.
I had to find Levi again.
If I could shake the killer’s name from him, I could hunt that person instead. Thiago wanted a killer. That’s all that mattered to him. I hoped.
“Whatever you’re thinking, don’t.”
Tripp’s voice yanks me back to the present.
“I’m not thinking anything.”
“Right.” He snorts. “You’re never not thinking anything.”
“You’re just pissed I always won at capture the flag back in high school.”
He rolls his eyes. “You didn’t beat me out of skill. You talk shit and get everyone mad enough to forget what they’re supposed to be doing.”
“Don’t hate the player…” I laugh as he gives me the finger.
“How’s your mom doing with all this?” he asks, and I don’t bother to hide my distaste for his change in topic.
“She’s pissed as usual.”
“If we’re lucky, she’s already hunting Thiago and will have him taken out by morning.”
“She’s not pissed at Thiago. She’s pissed at me.”
A strange look crosses his face. “Why?”
“She thinks I should stop trying to hunt Levi.”
“I don’t disagree,” he begins.
“She wants me to stop doing anything that might help save Kari. She says I should think about saving myself. That I should move on.”
“Damn, Mac.”
“You know how she is.”
“She puts her own family first. I can’t fault her for it.”
“Well, I can,” I say fiercely. “Kari is my family.”
He doesn’t say anything. Tripp has never liked Kari, and I’ve given up trying to figure out why. I used to think he was jealous, but the truth is, Tripp disliked her long before she and I became close. Besides, Tripp has never been like that; threatened by other people. We never let ourselves get caught up in that competition mentality. Not until he chose Levi over me, anyway.
“If it were you in that cell, I’d do the same thing,” I say.
