Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
I move to stand up, smiling at both of my guards, but the little boy catches my hand.
“Hey!” he says, grinning up at me.
“Hey,” I reply, laughing and sitting back down to smile at him. “How are you feeling?”
“Better,” Benny says quickly, obviously eager to move on from that very boring subject. “Hey, are you one of the wolf people?”
“I am,” I say, laughing.
“No, you’re not,” he says, narrowing his eyes at me, still holding my hand.
“Why don’t you think so?” I asked, grinning and cocking my head to the side, charmed by his bold, frank nature.