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Do I want them to find me sexy? The question echoes inside my head as they lead me down a hallway and I slow down. Do I?
“Everything okay?” Ezekiel asks.
I nod, glancing up, and… staring. I point with a shaky finger. “Are those… portraits of dogs?”
“Wolves,” he says.
“Okay. I mean… why?”
“There is a legend in our family, that we are descended from wolves. Ulfrig, you know? It means wolf in German.”
“Oh, boy.”
“I’m sorry? Did you say something?”
“Me? Oh no.” This is insane. I shake my head. “Impressive, is what I was thinking. So this is your family home?”
“Yes,” he confirms. “I’m Ezekiel Ulfrig. Top alpha of the Ulfrig Pack.”
He does look a little wolf-like, with his wild black hair and wide-set green eyes.
“Come on,” he says. “Let’s make you comfortable.”
“Comfortable?” I squeak. “For what?”
His mouth twitches. “To talk. Why, was there something else you wanted to do?”
“No.” I shake my head again, so hard my brain rattles. “Nope.”
Could this get any more awkward?
18
SAWYER
They lead me to a sunken living room facing out toward a shady backyard with a pool. Basically, they sit me down and sit around me. There is a thermos and cups on the low table, as well as a plate of chocolates.
One of them serves me some coffee and I take it, grateful to wrap my shaky hands around its warmth.
“So you own a café,” he says, and I struggle to remember if he’s Atlas or Titus or… Jake?
“Yes. A book café.”
They all pause as they serve themselves coffee. “With books? Like a bookstore?”
“No, more like a library,” I explain. “Like a place where people can hang out and read books.”
“For free?”
“Yes. I mean, they will pay for their drinks and cake.”
“People buy eBooks these days,” Ezekiel says with a disapproving frown. “A café with actual books can’t be doing very well.”
“It’s going fine, actually,” I say, getting defensive and trying to rein in my temper. “And people still read paperbacks.”
“I see,” he says, his face unreadable, “my bad.” He pushes the plate of chocolates toward me. “Chocolate?”
I shake my head. “Tell me… about yourselves.”
