Page 16 of The Mating Need
Cold dark eyes stared at him. “Jon. Snake’s my Sioux name. Jon Whitesnake Landon. What about you, lone wolf? Troy short for Trojan, as incondom?”
Now he flashed a full grin. “My mama named me after a mythical city. Then again, werewolves are supposed to bemythical.”
Snake’s thin mouth flashed in the briefest of smiles. “Right. Especially during a fullmoon.”
Dale tilted his head up to examine the darkening sky. “Let’s get you set up. Dinner’s about to start, but you can grab your meals at the bunkhouse if you don’t want to mix with the whole pack just yet. Your choice. Bunkhouse or thelodge?”
Smart move. If Troy expressed desire to dine alone, it would highlight his lone wolf tendencies. He knew he’d have other tests to pass in the coming days, but this one ranked higher thanmost.
“I’d like to meet your alpha first,” he toldDale.
Dale’s mouth twitched. “Alphas. Aiden and Nia.C’mon.”
Thunder rumbled in the distance, the indigo clouds flashing lightning. As he ran up the steps to join Dale and Snake, his heart sank. Jenny. He hated leaving her alone in the woods during a storm, but what choice did he have if she wouldn’t join him? Would they ever have a chance of a lifetogether?
