Chapter 36
We collapsed in a heap back at the motel. A mass of wolves, some two-legged but most four-legged. No wonder we slept through the night and most of the next morning.
When I woke to a growling stomach, light seeped in around the edges of drawn window blinds. I didn’t want to bother my pack mates, but my brain was running a mile a minute. There were loose ends I hadn’t yet dealt with. A metaphorical sacrifice I needed to turn into a reality.
I crept to my room, found my cell phone, turned it on.
So many missed calls and so few I wanted to answer. Three from my department head. Five from my father. One from Suzy. I clicked her picture and returned the call.
“Did you make it back safely?” I started, forgetting the greeting. This was a wolf thing, I realized. An impoliteness that
