Dawn (The Dire Wolves Chronicles Book 3) by Alyssa Rose Ivy Read Free Book Online

impatiently.
    I hadn’t expected her to answer, and I froze.
    “Are you going to talk or just annoy me?” She huffed into the phone.
    I forced myself to speak. “Sorry. I was waiting for you to call back.”
    “Call back?” Her voice lilted. “Who is this?”
    “You didn’t listen to my message.”
    “Who the hell is this? You sound just like…” she trailed off.
    “Mary Anne. Yes. Because it’s me.”
    “No.” I could picture her shaking her head. “Mary Anne is dead.”
    “I’m not dead.” Although I was a little worse for wear.
    “Prove it.”
    “Prove what? That I’m alive?”
    “That you’re really her. Tell me something only she could.”
    I went with the first thing that came into my head. “Sex with Gage was even better than I expected.”
    Gage chuckled loudly.
    “Now I know it can’t be her. Mary Anne would never actually sleep with him.” She sounded so confident that it was difficult not to take it personally.
    “Gee, thanks.”
    Gage pulled the phone from me. “Genevieve, It’s Gage. We’re alive, but we’re in trouble. Any chance you can help us out?”
    I strained to hear her response, but I couldn’t with him holding the phone so close to his face.
    Gage smiled. “Great. We’ll meet you there in two minutes.” He ended the call and handed the phone to me.
    “Wait. What? She believed you? No questions?” I couldn’t believe he’d gotten her to change her mind so quickly.
    “I guess I sound trustworthy.” He grinned.
    “I’m her friend. Shouldn’t she trust me?” It wasn’t the time to dwell on my friendship with Genevieve, but it bothered me.
    “Does it matter? She’s going to meet with us.”
    “Yes it matters. She’s one of my closest friends.” I’d stopped being logical, which meant I was free to obsess over things. At least that’s the excuse I gave myself. I’d probably have obsessed over what I perceived to be a slight anytime.
    “Does it matter to our current situation?”
    “You sound like me.”
    “You make that sound like a bad thing.”
    “Not bad. Different.” And not the good kind. I needed to stop worrying though. Nothing mattered unless Genevieve could help. Otherwise I was out of ideas.
    “She’s going to freak out, isn’t she?” I knew the answer to the question but I decided to ask it anyway.
    “Of course she is. She thinks we’re dead.”
    “You say that so calmly.”
    “Would you rather I get upset?”
    “No.” I sighed. “I don’t want that.”
    He put his arm behind my seat. “You’re afraid of me now.”
    “I’m not afraid of you,” I quickly corrected him. “That’s crazy.”
    “You’re afraid of me losing control. I can tell, so there’s no reason to deny it. It’s normal, and it’s good. I’m not human anymore.” He looked away.
    “I’m not afraid of you. I’m afraid of what could happen to you. That’s totally different.”
    “Are you sure?” He turned off the engine. “Are you really sure that’s the only thing you’re scared of?”
    “No.” I shook my head. “It’s not.”
    “Exactly.”
    I took his hand in mine. “I’m afraid of how you make me feel. Of how out of control we get when we’re together, but that has nothing to do with you being a Dire. That crazy feeling was there before you changed.”
    “You know exactly what to say.” He leaned over and brushed his lips against mine.
    The light touch wasn’t nearly enough. I pulled him closer and pressed my lips against his. Without warning he pushed his way into my mouth. I was ready to climb over the center console to get closer. But I couldn’t.
    I snapped back to reality. “We need to stay focused.”
    He shook his head as though clearing away a fog. I knew exactly how he felt. “Yes, we do.”

7
    Michelle
    “ W hat do you mean I have to go home and pack my bags? I just got here.” While talking to Malcom I kept replaying my exchange with the Alpha over and over in my head. He was rough around the edges, that was