there to prepare it.”
“Preparing it for what?”
Frank stared at her again. His blank expression reminded her of a beagle puppy. He was definitely cute but certainly unthreatening.
“He has plans for it that he hasn’t told us about.”
“Does it bother you that he doesn’t tell you everything?”
“No.”
Frank turned back toward the horizon. Saki could tell his brief reply didn’t cover all the thoughts flooding his mind. She wondered if there was any friction between Dax and his pack. Certainly, she couldn’t ask without raising suspicion, but the answer would shape her plan.
After a few more minutes in silence, both returned to the others. Gully picked an easier game to play so that Saki could join in. She was reluctant but figured that she had to give it a go.
The object of the game was for her cowboy to fulfill missions. With the screen split into five, she walked her gunslinger toward a small town and attempted to take out the local sheriff. She died pretty quickly, but she began to understand why the boys liked it so much.
Since she had a new game character, the boys encouraged her to travel the empty desert to join their mission. It took the rest of the night.
When the night was over and they were packed into the car, she allowed herself to think about her meeting with Lane. She felt her body react, the light heat growing between her legs. The musk in the car changed. The boys suddenly seemed uncomfortable.
Frank and Mark were both staring blankly forward, but from the periphery of her vision, she could see both of them hiding their arousal. She wondered what Frank would look like naked. She wondered how big he would be. She wondered what it would be like to kiss him with his small tongue and to be held by his stubby fingers. If she wasn’t about to be ravished by one of the most gorgeous guys she had ever met, she would have considered finding out.
“Hey, do you all want to go somewhere?” Patrick offered from the front seat.
“No, I can’t. My mother is gonna freak out if I’m late.”
Mark added, “Even if you’re just a little late?”
“Yeah, she already gave me a speech about it.”
“The same place as yesterday?” Gully asked.
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
Gully pulled onto her street, and Saki was glad to be out. The heat in the car was building, and she had no interest in finding out how much self-control she or the boys had.
Walking toward her house, she noticed the car didn’t leave. She could feel their eyes staring at her. It didn’t bother her, but it would be a problem if they were still there when she left for Lane’s. Between their glances and Dax, wherever he might be, her rendezvous with Lane was going to be difficult.
Saki walked in as Marnie was setting the table. Looking up, Marnie gave her a relieved look. Saki immediately walked to the bathroom to gather herself.
The person staring back at her from the mirror was becoming unfamiliar to her. She had always felt like she knew who she was. She was smart most of all, and she was cute. Maybe the boys didn’t think so, but her girlfriends had always said she was. She would never win a beauty contest, but she was okay.
Now, she might still be smart, but she no longer got good grades. Instead, she had a sexual allure she couldn’t explain. She had a boyfriend who really liked her. In fact, all of the boys really liked her. She looked the same to her own eyes, but somehow she had changed in everyone else’s, especially the wolves.
“Food’s ready,” Marnie shouted.
“Don’t scream. The house is not that big,” her mother chastised.
“I’m coming,” Saki replied.
Saki splashed her face with water. She was still a little heated. She couldn’t wait to see Lane, but she had to contain her excitement. All she had to do was get through the meal, wait for her mother to go to bed, and then sneak out. If she could pretend everything was normal, her mother wouldn’t suspect anything.
Saki took her