WILLA OBEYED THE SECOND time I told her to watch the pack. Had to since I pushed an alpha command into the words. After that, Natalie, Rune, and I hightailed it back to the vehicles. Only once we were driving did my friend have the breath to fill us in the rest of the way.
“Lenny brought scones when he dropped by this morning,” Natalie reminded me as I pushed the minivan faster than its preferred snail’s pace. Rune, in the passenger seat, had his eyes closed, the pacifier pinched between a thumb and forefinger. Twice now, he’d raised his other hand and pointed. Twice, I’d turned in the direction where his finger led.
Despite his aid, the air between us was cold and unscented. My fault, not his. Rune had let his persimmon out...and I’d promptly opened all the windows to wash temptation aw
