“I have to ask everyone first! I can’t just throw everyone to the big bad wolf without preparation.”

“Sure you can. We knew we’d have to meet your family at some point, and we have the night off, so we’ll meet her.”

“You realize she’s only inviting you over so she can find out what’s wrong with you?”

“No worse than anyone else has done.” He took a sip of soda. “We’ll be fine, baby girl. Promise.”

I left my phone on the bed and went into my closet. I’d brought over more and more things whenever I went to my house to work, so most of my clothes were here now. Kade had said ones I didn’t mind ruining. So I grabbed a pair of old leggings which were hanging on by a thread and a t-shirt I was pretty sure I’d had since high school and was so faded you couldn’t even make out what the image was.

Avery stepped into the closet with me. “I’m guessing wearing underwear beneath these is probably pointless?”

He laughed. “Unless you want to lose them, commando is the way to go.”

“Got it.”

I started to change, not at all bothered Avery was still in here with me. He was the first one of them to see me naked, and though we hadn’t had our date in the rotation yet, I was looking forward to it.

“Baby girl, you need to warn an Alpha before you start stripping.”

“Do I?” I raised an eyebrow.

He smirked. “Careful, or you won’t make it to Kade’s plans.”

I shivered in response. Kade had told me nothing except for what time to be ready, and we were almost there. The sun was already setting, and we were going out of the city. That was all I knew. That, and Luke was coming with us just as a back-up.

“It’s okay to be nervous, right?”

“As long as there’s excitement.”

Prey.

Just the thought of Kade at my back, invisible and chasing me, ready to pin me down and have his way with me…

“Yup. You could say that.”

“Don’t have to tell me, baby girl. You just let out enough perfume to get everyone’s engines running. You’ll be just fine.”

I pulled on the leggings and let the t-shirt fall over my head. “You’ll tell everyone about dinner?”

“Yes.”

“Thanks.” I sent a text to Mom telling her dinner was on before dropping the phone back on the bed. I wouldn’t need it tonight. The only thing I would need tonight was speed.