[The Porch Wolf] Chapter 5

"They're beautiful, thank you," she said.

I stepped in enough they could close the door, then knelt down by the young girl with the matching brown hair. "You must be Vicki," I said. My wolf sat up, taking a deeper scent. Something was going on; she smelled like a werewolf. An ALPHA wolf. I took one more sniff and verified it was her, not a smell stuck to her clothes.

"You're da car guy?"

I smiled. "It's Mommy's car now. You're cuter than your pictures," I said.

"I'm almost FIVE," she said as she bounced.

"I know! Can you put these under the tree for me?" I took the envelopes out of my coat pocket; she squealed as she carried them over to the four-foot artificial tree in the corner of the living room. I shook my head as I stood up. The LAST thing I expected to find was a werewolf in Liv's home. Did she know? Was she part of the Welch Pack now? And if so, why was Liv allowed to have anything to do with me? I put the thoughts aside as Liv came back from