Chapter 11

Tea's POV

"Forty-eight hours?" I repeated.

"I'm sure your mom can take him back to wherever she found him," Ebony offered.

If he was a dog, that would’ve worked.

Given that he was a hunting werewolf, I was thinking it was a no-go.

"I'll call her tomorrow," I managed to say, glancing at the clock. It was almost midnight; she was asleep.

"Sorry. I even called my advisor, but she agreed with Sterling," Madeline apologized. "There's a twenty-pound limit."

"Thanks for trying." I wrapped my arms around my stomach. "I appreciate it."

"That's what I'm here for." She gave me a sad smile. "He does seem like a good dog."

Of course, he did; he wanted me to be his wolfy wife.

"Have a good night," Madeline said, stepping out of the room.

"Dammit," I muttered.

"Now you have an excuse to give your mom," Ebony offered.

My forced smile was brittle.

If only it was that simple.

"I'm going to go to bed and figure i