“DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?” I demanded of the tall shifter who had no right to growl at my choices.
“The same one I came with an hour ago,” Rune answered evenly. As he spoke, he shifted the baby so her belly pressed up against his shoulder, the gesture so fluid I decided I’d misread his earlier reaction. “Can we discuss...?”
“No,” I cut him off, raising one finger and turning away so I could focus on the ping coming down the pack bond. As Alpha, I was the center of a vast web of mostly invisible connections, which could be tugged from either end. The result was faster than a text, but also more intrusive. Everyone knew to only use the communication method for timely, important matters.
This time, the ping came from one of the pack teenagers. “Alpha. Where are you?”
For a moment, I saw thr
