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Ugg. Great, I’m hopeless.But why did she feel like she should call him?

No, absolutely not. I think we’ve created enough entanglements for one day.

And again. No police.Fuck my life,she thought as The Tree came into view.But she couldn’t deny the excitement that was pulsing through her body thinking about him. It couldn’t hurt to just sort of day dream, right?

Even if he is a jerk.

“Wow, look at that tree! It’s huge!” said Kim.

“Yup, and that’s where we are going!,” she said.

“Really?” said the girl, wonder in her voice again.

Really,” Bloom said with a smile.

This will be interesting.

CHAPTER8

The office was already buzzing by the time Dax made it in on Monday morning.

“Hey, boss. Happy Monday! Where have you been? I thought I was in the wrong place this morning when I walked in and you weren’t already here,” Rollo said in greeting.

“Ah, been a long weekend,” he replied. “Very long.”

That just left a confused look on his second’s face. He didn’t elaborate and Rollo didn’t pry.

They all had a camaraderie within the pack, but in the end, he was alpha, and for the most part, the guys knew when and when not to engage in the friendly banter. On a good day, it was fine, and part of being in any pack. But on a bad day, they knew he would feel the need to shut them down and assert his position.

Rollo seemingly put two and two together in his head. “How did it go with Bloom?” he asked gingerly.

That was part of the problem. Normally, Sunday would be a great day of rest and relaxation, maybe fixing up something around the house. Or maybe going off-roading or hunting. But he couldn’t get his mind off her all weekend. Maybe he could have let her in on the suspicions they had where her father’s case was concerned. Would that have made a difference? But mostly the business with Marius had eaten at him. He couldn’t help the feeling that he was missing something.

You are missing her.

That was not what he meant. His mind was just all over the place. His dragon had been all over the place too.Restless.Or better said, more restless than usual.

“Uh, about what you would expect. But at least that infernal bar let me in, and it didn’t ‘port me into oblivion either. So, I’ll call it a win.”

“Definite progress,” Rollo said.

“Progress? What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Just a turn of phrase. But let’s just say that she has made her displeasure with you, with all of us really, very apparent.”

“Can’t say I blame her,” Dax said in a serious tone in response. And then pivoting a little, “But whatever. Nothing to be done about it. I am not risking everything to make her happy. And it’s not like we have all the answers,” Dax said, shaking his head.

“We are doing the right thing. We owe it to James and Cindy,” Rollo said, looking down at his hands. “And to the boys.”

“I know, brother. It’s just not easy. She thinks I don’t care. These people have no idea how hard it is to navigate all this shit in a town like Fae Crossing,”

“Amen, brother,” Rollo said.

“And the fae are top of that list. They treat us almost like thugs, I swear, with no appreciation for the sacrifices we make to keep this town safe.”

“Preach,” Rollo said. “They treat us like guard dogs.”

Dax could tell Rollo’s wolf was right at the surface now.

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