“Yeah,” he said, his tone distracted.
“Let’s go for a run,” he said, his tone brusque.
My head snapped to him, excitement flickered briefly ”Our wolves?”
“Yes,” he said, his voice tight. “Are you sure you’re not mad?”
“I’m not mad, little wolf,” he said, his voice soothing. “Just a little frustrated,” he said, his tone dry.
Oh, well, in that case, I can search Alexei’s mind for some new ideas…maybe a toy or..four”
“Do not go into Alexei’s mind,” he said, his tone exasperated.
“Why not?” I asked, my voice innocent.
“Because you don’t know what you’ll find,” he said, his voice grim.
“Very true” bouncing lightly on my feet eager to release my wolf.“Can we run?”
“Catch me if you can. Mr. Big Bad Wolf " I blew him a kiss and took off out the door shifting as soon as I was out the door
