20

Greg was right- as much as it pains me to admit it- I didn’t see Jake until shortly after noon when he came in to buy a few things. As soon as he walked in Greg caught my eye and shot me an ‘I told you so’ look and so conveniently made his way to the back leaving me to handle Jake on my own.

“Hey,’ he said and I mumbled a greeting of my own back. “Look I’m not here to cause any trouble for you.”

        “Thank you.”

“That said, I still need to understand why you’re here and not with a pack,” he said, “You’re not a rogue; you don’t have their scent.”

          “You caught my scent for what- five seconds- and suddenly you’re an expert?” I asked and he gave me a sour smile.

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