Page 82 of Their Knotty Pack
"Hannah, what happened exactly?" I try to keep the ire out of my voice.
"She came to me a few days before her heat started, telling me that her old pack was harassing her, and I asked Noah for some advice. That was before you two even knew each other, and then after, well it's not really my business, is it? I figured she'd tell you when she's ready."
A growl rumbles from me, a response that I can't help emanating in my chest at the reminder that my mate was dealing with this shit-storm by herself the last few weeks. My hackles rise at an invisible enemy, and I can't seem to communicate to my alpha that there is no immediate threat that we can help at this very second.
Almost instantly, I feel Bethany brush against our bond, probably in realization that whatever has me on edge has nothing to do with work.
"Watch it, jackass," Noah snaps, his own growl rumbling behind his voice. "She may be your sister, but she'smymate."
"Calm down, fluffy." Hannah huffs, and the growl in my chest instantly fades, suddenly replaced by a laugh.
"I told you, I'm notfluffy." Noah's mouth turns down in a petulant frown.
"And I told you to stop being mean to my friends."
"He's not your friend, he's your brother—"
Their conversation fades as a notification pops up at the top of my screen.
Chompy
Is everything okay?
I open it, pausing my video feed while I answer.
Me
Everything's fine. Just work stuff-sorry if I worried you
Chompy
??*heart emoji *
A small smile pulls at my lips as I close out of the chat, returning to the video call. Hannah is now also covered in glitter, and I don't want to think about how that happened while I was busy answering a text because gross, that's my sister.
"I'm sorry for growling," I watch as Hannah's brows shoot up at my apology, "Hannah, you're right. It wasn't your job to tell me. And Noah…you didn't deserve the glitter bomb for this, considering you didn't know who you were giving advice to, but…you probably did something else to deserve it, so I'm not apologizing."
Noah regards me for a moment, his eyes narrowing slightly before he shrugs, his voice going low and dangerous. "Fair enough. But careful, Kieran, you just opened up a door of possibilities I'm not sure you're ready for."
My nose scrunches. "Are you…flirting with me?"
Hannah's laugh has my lips tilting up and Noah only rolls his eyes before reaching for the phone and hanging up.
Chuckling, I put my phone down and look around my office. The glitter bomb had actually been Charlie's idea, but I wasn't about to throw him under the bus.
Me
Glitter bomb delivered today. You may come home to a pissed Noah
Charlie
WTF
I didn't think you were actually going to do it
Do you know what you've started?
I snort.
