The Alpha’s Rejected Human Luna
Just dirt under my nails and plants that complained in ways I understood: drooping, yellowing, leaning too far toward the sun.
I liked them for their honesty.
A breeze shifted, carrying the scents of pine, damp earth…and wolf.
A specific wolf.
I didn’t turn around.
“You’re crushing the thyme,” I said instead. “Two more steps, and you’re going to have a very angry cook on your hands.”
Silence. Then, the soft scrape of boots as Leo adjusted his weight.
“I’m not,” he said.
He absolutely was.
I pinched off one last leaf, then rose, brushing soil from my knees. “You patrol everywhere,” I said, finally looking at him. “Funny how ‘everywhere’ often includes exactly this spot right after dinner.”
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