Fox Afield (Madison Wolves) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Robin Roseau
"Michaela is much more clever than I am, and so I must recruit the support of the entire pack to stay even a half step ahead of her, and even then I must ask her to cooperate with keeping secrets from her."
"Well," Daniel said. "We shall not interfere in your surprises for each other. Brooke, if you could attend to the enforcer assignments, I shall talk briefly with Glenn." He pulled his son away, and I listened as he directed Glenn to some task I was sure was busy work designed to get him away from us. Greg watched me critically but didn't comment.
In the meantime, Brooke gestured to two of her enforcers, and I heard her tell them, "You two stay with Glenn. If you lose him, you call me. I want to know where he is at all times, and under no circumstances do you allow him within a hundred miles of our guests."
"Yes, enforcer," they both said.
"The Alpha does not want an incident," Brooke added. "He almost caused an incident with their alpha, and we can't let him near the little fox. I think she is far more dangerous than she looks."
I stifled a grin.
"If he tries his macho bullshit on the fox, I don't know which of the alphas would kill him faster: the wolf or the fox."
"We understand," the enforcers said again, and she released them.
Daniel turned and led us to a sea of SUVs. Greg's people had arrived in theirs. Daniels' people had arrived in theirs. And there were two for us to use while we were in Colorado. Daniel mentioned the restaurant. Greg knew where it was and describe the location to Karen. But then Casey said, "Can the fox ride with us?"
"If she wants to," said Ysabella immediately.
Daniel and Lara both stiffened. Ysabella noticed her husband's reaction and suddenly realized she had put everyone on the spot.
"Lara," I said very quietly into her ear. "Trust starts somewhere. We trust Greg, Greg trusts Daniel. And I liked what Brooke told her enforcers. I am willing to ride with them, but this is your call."
"Perhaps, Daniel," Lara told him, "Brooke would care to drive our car for us, and Karen can drive the second SUV."
Daniel glanced at Brooke, who nodded.
"Excellent suggestion," he offered. "We can all get to know each other."
It wasn't quite an exchange of hostages, nor was it quite an even exchange, but I really didn't feel we needed to worry. If they intended trouble, they already had the upper hand.
I knew Lara would fret anyway.
I allowed Cas ey to pull me towards their car, and then she asked if I would sit next to her. So we faced another point of protocol. It would be Daniel, Ysabella, the two children, and one enforcer in the car with me; asking me to ride with the children felt like a slap in the face, even if we were the same size.
"I think Michaela will ride next to me," Ysabella said.
Casey pouted, but she got The Look from her mother, the same look all mothers seem to perfect, and she meekly climbed into the back of the SUV. I exchanged glances with Lara, then Ysabella and I took our seats. The enforcer drove with Daniel riding in the front passenger seat.
In the car, Ysabella asked about the wedding. "I didn't know what to expect," I said. I briefly explained the ceremony. We compared wedding ceremonies. Hers was a more traditional ceremony than mine had been, although smaller.
I answered a few questions from Casey and accepted a few compliments from her, then ask ed Ysabella how she and Daniel had met.
"It isn't very romantic," she said. "And I wasn't happy about it at the time. I am his second wife."
"I thought wolves don't divorce," I said.
"They don't," Daniel said softly. "My first wife was killed."
"I'm sorry," I said. Daniel nodded acceptance.
"I am from a pack in New Mexico," Ysabella said. "My brother was a hothead and came up here looking for trouble. He found it, and he killed Daniel's wife then fled back to New Mexico. He was trying to prove how tough he was. When my alpha got the phone call demanding reparations or war, he paid reparations." She glanced into the
"Well," Daniel said. "We shall not interfere in your surprises for each other. Brooke, if you could attend to the enforcer assignments, I shall talk briefly with Glenn." He pulled his son away, and I listened as he directed Glenn to some task I was sure was busy work designed to get him away from us. Greg watched me critically but didn't comment.
In the meantime, Brooke gestured to two of her enforcers, and I heard her tell them, "You two stay with Glenn. If you lose him, you call me. I want to know where he is at all times, and under no circumstances do you allow him within a hundred miles of our guests."
"Yes, enforcer," they both said.
"The Alpha does not want an incident," Brooke added. "He almost caused an incident with their alpha, and we can't let him near the little fox. I think she is far more dangerous than she looks."
I stifled a grin.
"If he tries his macho bullshit on the fox, I don't know which of the alphas would kill him faster: the wolf or the fox."
"We understand," the enforcers said again, and she released them.
Daniel turned and led us to a sea of SUVs. Greg's people had arrived in theirs. Daniels' people had arrived in theirs. And there were two for us to use while we were in Colorado. Daniel mentioned the restaurant. Greg knew where it was and describe the location to Karen. But then Casey said, "Can the fox ride with us?"
"If she wants to," said Ysabella immediately.
Daniel and Lara both stiffened. Ysabella noticed her husband's reaction and suddenly realized she had put everyone on the spot.
"Lara," I said very quietly into her ear. "Trust starts somewhere. We trust Greg, Greg trusts Daniel. And I liked what Brooke told her enforcers. I am willing to ride with them, but this is your call."
"Perhaps, Daniel," Lara told him, "Brooke would care to drive our car for us, and Karen can drive the second SUV."
Daniel glanced at Brooke, who nodded.
"Excellent suggestion," he offered. "We can all get to know each other."
It wasn't quite an exchange of hostages, nor was it quite an even exchange, but I really didn't feel we needed to worry. If they intended trouble, they already had the upper hand.
I knew Lara would fret anyway.
I allowed Cas ey to pull me towards their car, and then she asked if I would sit next to her. So we faced another point of protocol. It would be Daniel, Ysabella, the two children, and one enforcer in the car with me; asking me to ride with the children felt like a slap in the face, even if we were the same size.
"I think Michaela will ride next to me," Ysabella said.
Casey pouted, but she got The Look from her mother, the same look all mothers seem to perfect, and she meekly climbed into the back of the SUV. I exchanged glances with Lara, then Ysabella and I took our seats. The enforcer drove with Daniel riding in the front passenger seat.
In the car, Ysabella asked about the wedding. "I didn't know what to expect," I said. I briefly explained the ceremony. We compared wedding ceremonies. Hers was a more traditional ceremony than mine had been, although smaller.
I answered a few questions from Casey and accepted a few compliments from her, then ask ed Ysabella how she and Daniel had met.
"It isn't very romantic," she said. "And I wasn't happy about it at the time. I am his second wife."
"I thought wolves don't divorce," I said.
"They don't," Daniel said softly. "My first wife was killed."
"I'm sorry," I said. Daniel nodded acceptance.
"I am from a pack in New Mexico," Ysabella said. "My brother was a hothead and came up here looking for trouble. He found it, and he killed Daniel's wife then fled back to New Mexico. He was trying to prove how tough he was. When my alpha got the phone call demanding reparations or war, he paid reparations." She glanced into the
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