Chapter 77. New Arrangements

Meanwhile, deep in the forest…

“What the hell, Jack, you didn’t have to scare me like that!”

“Well, I don’t even see why you should be scared…”

“Creeping up on me when we’re in the middle of a wolf alert? I know we fought yesterday over me being late and all but you didn’t have to do that to me, sheesh!”

“Correction, you fought with me, Max. Besides, what the heck are you doing out here in the woods this early? You live in the lumberyard’s campsite and I don’t even know why you’re here. Of course, you can easily tell me it’s none of my business but in the light of all these weird things happening, I think you better come clean with me.”

Max’s eyes narrowed at the nonchalant tone Jack used on him, knowing that the man was actually threatening him underneath all that nice, civil speech of his. The message was, in simple language, “Don’t fuck with me, I know you’re hiding something so ‘fess up!”

The team leader sighed and racked his brains in a rush