I stayed standing, resting my hands on the barstool. “Yeah, I get cranky if I don’t get enough sleep.”
Hillary laughed, looking to her brother. “You’re lucky Trenton doesn’t drag you out to these things as a buffer. I’d prefer more sleep too.”
“Aspen has never liked pack functions or hanging out after dark.” Trenton tipped back his beer acting like he knew me so well.
In this instance he was right.
But still…
I tried hard not to roll my eyes at him, wishing he’d elaborate a little more on that statement. Like explain why I didn’t hang out with the pack or enjoy their company very much.
A camera crew came around the corner, turning their lens our way, and I remembered Alpha Derek’s warning.
“You guys are out late.” My voice was a little higher pitched than I intended. “Aren’t you goi
