HERO POV
Elliot gave me a strange look. “Wait,” he said, “are you two actually together?'”
I hesitated on what to say before I finally shook my head, and then he gave me another curious glance. “We don't have a leader around here,” he explained. “I mean, we're not a big enough group to be called a pack, and I wouldn't want to be in charge of one anyway. I prefer it this way. We're more like a community. We all look out for each other.”
My wolf was restless, pacing back and forth in my head like a caged animal. Elliot's earlier confession had him all riled up. I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong, even as we approached the building, all I wanted to do is to punch something really bad.
Elliot opened the door and stepped inside, and I followed close behind. My eyes we
