You have got to be kidding me. Charlie growled, frustration boiling her blood.
Lottie, I know. I’m sorry. Jay’s words were sluggish and brimming with fatigue. A deep sigh that carried more weight than she was expecting carried over their connection, spiking an concern through her disappointment.
OK. She conceded with a mutter, trying to hold back her feelings from the link. If you can, come and find me later.
Charlie focused back on her surroundings, breaking off her mindlink with the Alpha, leaving him to whatever was keeping them apart. She didn’t know what was going on with him, but Jay hadn’t spoken to her since he invited her on the patrol with him, and now he was bailing on her without warning. Her wolf was restless, a pacing, rumbling mess that didn’t like an unsettled mate.
