9. The New Normal
Albie
“Hey” Anita calls me from the ground. Her skirt has been too short, and it bothered her, so I offered that she wore one of my shirts to make her comfortable. It falls past her knees and she’s wearing it like a dress even over her skirt. “Looking for me?”
“As a matter of fact,” I answer her and plop down beside her. She creeps close to me and lays her head on my chest. She’s been feeling down since we met with her father in his packhouse and that was a mistake to have gone through.
All he did was yell at her for showing up in his territory while he pretended to play the loyal mate to his so-called mate. It wasn’t Anita’s fault that she was born when he’s the one who was convinced that he wouldn’t find his mate until he did.
“This is crap” She hisses. I hear t
