Chapter 101: Close
"You do realize you look exactly like him, right?" she pointed out. "If you cleaned up, threw on a nice suit, drove a fancy car, acted the part, people would assume you were him. Hell, even I mistook you for him, and I’ve seen him up close and personal."
Dennis raised a brow. "Up close and personal, huh?"
"Don’t start."
"Speaking of," Dennis said, curiosity flickering in his eyes, "tell me how you met."
Ava hesitated, then sighed, turning back to the river.
She told him everything; how she had been sent as an exchange concubine for peace between the Crimson Pack and Silver Pack. How, upon arriving, Lucas had avoided her because she was a wolfless virgin. The way she had barely survived their first night together, and how, against all odds, she had somehow tamed his wolf, Manic.
Dennis sat up straighter. "You tamed Manic?" he asked, his voice thick with disbelief.
Ava smirked slightly. "Not exactly. I just... I could talk to him. Sometimes I think he reasons better than Lucas himself."
Dennis threw his head back and howled with laughter. His entire body shook, his deep chuckles echoing through the trees.
"Manic?" he gasped between laughs. "More reasonable than Lucas? Oh, that’s rich!"
Ava grinned. "I’m serious! He’s a good wolf if you really get to know him."