Brody was helping Jess reupholster the booths in the bar. His gaze kept sliding over to her like he wanted to ask something. She finally stopped and turned to him with a raised brow. “What the hell is it?” One corner of his mouth tipped up. “Slater says you’re avoiding him.” “Avoiding him?” She snorted. “Why? Because I’m not hanging out with my neighbor every second I’m home?” He shrugged, “Says you’re never home. That you don’t return his calls. Oh, and you always have an excuse to leave when he shows up to help.” “Fuck, is it mandatory I call him back when he doesn’t actually ask anything? He just calls like he wants to chat and I don’t chat with my Alpha without a reason. Or am I expected to?” “Whoa now, I didn’t mean anything by that.” He held his hands up in apology. “I was just curious what was going on.” She sighed and sat down on the floor. “Well, after the meet and greet, I let him come over for a steak dinner. He said something about not dating his wolves, which is great because I don’t want to date a wolf.
