Chapter 71

I leaned back in my chair, watching Jumper nibble on the nuts I had brought her. She rested on my shoulder, and flicked her tail occasionally.

“You were hungry, weren’t you?” I muttered, rubbing a hand over her small head. I felt stupid for talking to a squirrel, but after a while, you get used to it.

This whole thing was ridiculous. I mean, keeping a squirrel? I had only done it so Puppy wouldn’t nag me. It’s not like I actually cared about the damn thing or anything.

“I didn’t meant to get home this late, but I had to made a quick stop.”

I sighed, dropping my hand to the bracelet on my wrist—the one Puppy had insisted I take to make us even. My thumb brushed over the tiny lycan charm, and my thoughts drifted back to her…again.

It had been like this ever since we had gotten back.

She was just an interesting thing to be around.

Her giggles, her stupid excitement over elves, the way she would drop subtle hints for me to invite her to my