Wolf Charmer (Team Greywolf 2)

She sighed. “Anyway, I’m supposed to go over our werewolf binder and prep you for the contract vow.”

“We’ll finish the game later?”

“You bet. If we ever get through the binder.”

They returned to her apartment they called a den. Nice. Cave-like. Awesome. Yet, not home without her husband. The bedroom was big. Considering the size of the average werewolf not a surprise. After Cricket had picked her up from Rylee’s den, she’d been unnerved Rylee knew her secret. The head alpha told Gaby not to tell anyone about her gift and she agreed. Apparently, the king and the lycan council might still believe in the Edict of Segner. Cricket, not knowing what Gaby hid, detected her nervousness and suggested the recreation room to chill out. It worked, but now her fears returned with a vengeance. Yet, why worry? She planned to sign the non-disclosure contract.

Cricket opened the binder. “You don’t mind if I make coffee, right? It’ll take a long time to go over werewolf protocol basics for dummies, I mean humans.”

Wasn’t she wired enough? “Are you sure you need more coffee?”

“To get through the binder, I’ll need at least three cups. How about you?”

“Sure, why not.”

Cricket disappeared into the kitchen. “Make two cups, bold French roast.” The coffee maker immediately went to work.

The place had smart appliances. This werewolf society had the means to bring in high tech conveniences she didn’t expect. Everything else, such as the cavern underground, looked just as she imagined. Primal.

Cricket returned. “Okay, so where were we?”

“Page one,” said Gaby. The big fat binder titled, Human’s Guide to Lycan Society sat in front of her.

“Why don’t you read the introduction and then I’ll go through the whole status protocol bullshit.”

Hard to take this seriously, when Cricket apparently didn’t. Gaby leafed through the pages. “Might be a bit.”

Cricket handed her a highlighter. “Not that you’ll be tested, but if you don’t get the basics down, it’ll be your ass and mine as your handler.”

“No pressure,” snarked Gaby. She sat and opened the binder. The introduction included the history of their kind, which piqued her interest. At last, how the heck their kind evolved or even existed.

“Take your time. I’ll review my next mission.” Earlier, she’d brought a backpack. Cricket took her laptop out and set it up.

“How much do I need to know before signing the non-disclosure contract?”

“Honestly, all you need to know is we exist. Learning our lifestyle will take you a long time. That is if Rylee agrees to keep you in her pack.”

“I would be free to go?” Although, not happening without Steele.

“As long as you don’t blab, sure. Trust me, if you tell anyone about our kind, we’ll know and you will pay with your life. Not to mention anyone you tell.”

“I don’t plan to ever say anything, even without a contract. They would think I’m nuts.”

“True enough.”

“Rachel told me she’s a newbie.”

“Yep, and she’s not exactly as submissive as she should be. It hasn’t been a year, so she has some leeway. Plus, her mate Lev is permissive of her indiscretions.”

“I can’t believe she was once human.”

“Well, now she is a werewolf and though she’s a beta, you as a human will always be lower than an omega.”

“Thanks for the confidence booster,” Gaby snarked.

“Coffee ready,” said the computerized feminine voice.

Cricket turned to her. “What do you like in your coffee?”