CHAPTER 29Shit! s**t! s**t!” Kira shouted.
“I thought you’d be pleased.”
“Why don’t they turn it loose in the forest or something?”
“Kira, there haven’t been wild wolves in Colorado since 1935,” said Jim. “The Colorado Division of Fish and Wildlife considers any wolf found in a populated area to be a job for Animal Control, not them.”
“What about wolf preserves?”
“They don’t want an aggressive wolf.” He paused. “Look, Kira, I don’t understand why you’re concerned about this.”
“Well,” Kira said. “Well…” She fell silent. How could she explain to him that they had captured the Alpha of the Denver werewolf pack? An uncomfortable silence followed.
“Dinner tonight?” Jim asked. “We can talk about it then.”
Kira held her breath and looked at the clock. It was one o’clock. Maybe she had eno
