48. Dagan
Dagan
Courting dates are a mystery to me. Some alphas seem to organize them out of thin air, but I’m not one of them.
Am I going to admit that to my other packmates? No.
Am I going to admit it to my brother?
“ What do you expect me to do about it? ” Victor drawls, full of arrogant-asshole energy. He’s leaning back on his bed with his laptop in his lap, and I’m propped against his dresser.
“ Come on, just help me out, ” I sign.
He rolls his eyes, but I can already see him starting to relent. He rarely—if ever—denies me something I truly ask for.
“ It’s a courting date. Buy flowers, chocolate, and call it a day, ” he signs.
I level a flat stare at him.
He huffs. “ Fine, fine. You met on the beach, right? I mean, after deputy fuckface and all that. ”
I nod. That’s a good point.
“ Like a picnic on the beach type thing? ” I suggest.
He makes a so-so gesture. “ Kind of cold for that. Maybe combine it with something else she likes? ”
He’s leading me to water, letting me technically plan it while nudging me along.
“ So… the beach, but not cold? ” I think for a bit.
Vic tor looks up from his computer and rolls his eyes. “ There’s this thing with wood and smoke that generally gives off warmth. ”
“ Okay, okay, I get it. No more. I can take it from here. ”
He smirks and starts typing again. I watch him for a while, weighing whether to broach the same subject again and risk another confrontation.
“ Just spit it out ,” he sighs, clearly sensing my indecision.
“ Look, I just want to know, are you ever going to try with Clara? Or are you really going to out-and-out reject her? ”
His expression goes blank for a moment before he clenches his jaw, sighs, and admits, in a defeated voice I hate, “ I don’t know .” I raise my hands, but he glares at me. “ I’ve got nothing else for you right now, Dag .”
He gestures toward the door and starts typing again, leaving no room for me to sign anything else.
I reluctantly walk out, glancing back one more time before I shut it. He’s staring at his screen, but his eyes are far away, thinking. My brother may not have an answer for me now but I know he’s already halfway there.