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“Don’t worry about it,” Nate called without turning around. “Just get ready and kill the interview. I’ll handle Liam.”
“How can I do the interview when our Alpha is in human jail?”
“You have to trust me, Delta. I’ve got him. Vic will be here in a bit to give you a ride. I’ll update you when I can.”
He hopped into his truck and the engine roared to life, and then Nathan was fishtailing out of the clearing and blasting down the road.
Delta stood there stunned in her panties, wondering what the heck she should do.
It didn’t feel right to do her interview when the Pack was in trouble, and itwasin trouble. If an Alpha went down, a Pack went into chaos. Already she could feel this sick sensation in the pit of her stomach. Sure, they might just be a Pack of Rogues on paper, but to her, they were real. Liam was her Alpha, and Nathan was her Second, and it was impossible to carry on with her personal life when things were up in the air.
She bet Nory was a mess.
She should’ve gotten ready faster and gone with him.
No, Nate couldn’t wait for her. He was Second. He was Liam’s right-hand man. He would be speeding a hundred miles an hour down the highway right now to get to him.
“Please be okay,” she whispered to the sky.
She’d been so lost in her and Nathan’s back and forth over the last couple of days, she’d forgotten his role in this Pack. He was at the top. Him being here making sure she was good while he was just stepping back into the responsibilities as Second meant more to her in this moment as she remembered who he was. When it came down to it, he was still a Donn, the seventh son, the Second of this Pack, who could’ve taken her old Pack if he would’ve finished that fight with Decker.
The way he was now felt accurate.Nathanfelt genuine, monstrous side and all, whileNatefelt like a distant stranger she’d never understood.
If they were going to find a steady ground, and pursue friendship, she was going to have to figure out a way to get over him.
The crinkling of the tarp on the wood pile dragged her attention from where Nathan had disappeared. He’d already done so much here.
To get over him would mean to forgive him, and to forgive him, she had to forgive herself for her own mistakes.
And to do any of that, she needed to find herself.
Her phone dinged in her hand, and she looked down at the text message that had just come through from Nathan.Go to your interview. It’s important.
He had a job to do right now as Second…and she had a job to do as an independent woman in progress.
Chapter Eleven
The sound of a truck pulled Delta from her task. She’d been cleaning the kitchen top to bottom with the plethora of cleaning supplies she’d purchased at the store yesterday.
Vic was here.
Only when she grabbed her purse and left the house, she quickly realized Vic was definitely not here, and in his place was Dodger.
Aw, crap.
“Hey, what are you doing here?” she asked at his open window.
“Giving you a ride into town.”
“Oh. I thought Nathan asked Vic.”
“Nathan, huh?” Dodger asked, a wicked glint in his eye. “You mean Nate? The pet name is new.”
“Dodger,” she gritted out.
“Look, Vic is a little busy right now. It’s just a ride, so what’s the big deal?” But he still had that baiting glint in his eyes.
“You know what the deal is,” she said. “I don’t think Nathan would like this. You and he have been fighting.”
