Page 13 of Wicked Wolf

Quinn might be the most dominant wolf in the room, but Parker—and even she—weren’t far behind. In fact, now that she thought about it, she wasn’t sure who would win between Quinn and Parker. Parker always seemed to surprise those who fought him.

Okay, enough of letting her mind wander.

“Where should we begin?” she asked, trying to get things started to deflect Quinn’s gaze.

Kimberly, a quiet wolf who was clearly one of the maternal wolves from the way her wolf radiated that power, tilted her head. “I’m not sure what we’re supposed to do here. It’s all a little vague.”

Farah snorted beside Gina, and she held back a growl at the other woman’s attitude.

“It’s supposed to be vague,” Parker said, his voice calm, not reacting to Farah or the other dominant wolves in the room. “We need to figure out how to help the Packs. If they knew exactly what to do, then we wouldn’t be needed.”

“True,” Lorenzo put in. The dark wolf was seriously built and looked as though he could take down a whole den with just one fist. Though his power didn’t seem on the level of Quinn’s, he was still a powerful wolf in the grand scheme of things.

“We should toss out ideas on how to improve the way the Packs work together,” Quinn said.

Gina nodded. His thoughts were on the same page as hers. “Right. Then we can evaluate them and decide which one or ones to try once we have a plan. It doesn’t have to be something drastic. Even the little things matter.”

Quinn rubbed his jaw, and Gina had to keep her eyes from his. If she met his gaze, then he’d see her want, her need. That wasn’t something she could allow.

“So, what do you have?” she asked. Her voice was calm, despite the war inside her.

They started tossing out ideas that included such things as forcing people to come together for a purpose or opening the wards and having day visits rather than only necessary ones.

“We could have a set of games,” Lorenzo added. “Like Wolf Games.”

Gina nodded, writing that one down. “I like that idea. Have people work together and then against one another but in a spirit of competition rather than dominance. Though I think that might be something we do later, when we’re a little closer to having the trust we need. You know?”

Lorenzo gave her a small smile, and she smiled back. He might look as though he could kill with a single look, but that smile softened his face dramatically.

Quinn let out a growl, and she frowned at him. What was his problem?

She narrowed her eyes at the sexy wolf then sighed, knowing she was being petty. “We could pair up people on perimeter runs,” she put in.

“That’s a good idea,” Parker said, his voice soft. “We’ve always protected our own perimeter, but if we put a member from each Pack in a unit, it might help promote friendliness.”

“That’s putting a lot of trust on the other person,” Kimberly said then held up her hand. “I’m not saying it’s a bad thing considering that’s why we’re here, but it’s a huge step.”

“For it to work, it would have to start with people we know inside and out,” Quinn put in.

Gina nodded. “I know. I’m not saying we put two wolves that we don’t know well together. But the Alphas want us to work together as a team, so putting those wolves together as a unit would be one step.”

“Maybe,” Quinn said.

For the love of the goddess, this man was infuriating, but she let it roll off her shoulders. Today was just an idea session. They weren’t making any decisions.

“Okay, what about the maternal wolves?” Gina asked.

Kimberly sat up, her eyes narrowed. “What about us?”

Gina smiled. “You guys are the heart of the Pack. You’re the ones who help raise our children. You run the schools and keep an eye on even the smallest den member. If we have them work together, it could be working from the ground up.”

“I don’t know that I’d like my children in the other den if I’m not there,” Farah said.

Quinn glanced over at Farah then turned back to Gina.

“I don’t know if I’d like that either,” Lorenzo said softly.

She hadn’t known Farah or Lorenzo were parents, but that just made their concerns hold more weight in this area.