Chapter Two
Darlene made her way up to her apartment. She saw someone in the hallway and steeled herself for whatever disaster waited for her just outside her home. I need a new apartment. She glumly made it up the steps.
To her surprise, it was Mark. He looked up when she got to the top of the stairs.
“Hey,” he said.
“Hey, you lost or something?”
“No. Wanted to see you.”
Darlene felt uneasy. She couldn’t explain why Mark, who had been a glorified second-in-command when Roman was alive, was still hanging around, even though Roman had pulled him off of spy duty. But he still came around to check up on her. He had seen her before the full moon as well, making sure she was okay and to warn her not to leave the apartment. Now he was pack leader, and he was still here.
“Why? What’s wrong
