Chapter 102

We grabbed the pizza and made our way back to the house. As soon as we walked in, Morgan rushed by us and out the door. I looked at my mother and raised my eyebrow, but she just shook her head.

I switched the laundry, using the scent-descending spray, and grabbed the rest of the clothes. I dumped them into my bathtub as I heard a knock at the door.

There was a lull, and then steps towards my door. “Here we are.” My mother opened the door and showed a few men in. They came in with two enormous machines. “Darling, they are here to clean your carpet.”

I turned to them and smiled. “How long will this take?”

A man scoffed and elbowed his counterpart. “It will take as long as it takes.” He sneered over his shoulder and dropped his machine. He released his aura and turned to face me. “We only took this job because Vince gave you our card.” The second man nodded. I didn’t recognize them, so they weren’t from either pack, and must have been from a surrounding pack.

I narrowed my eyes and tilted my head. “Is that so…”

Both men rolled their eyes. “We only service ranked wolves, not weak little girls throwing a tantrum.” The two sneered as the second dropped his other machine. “Now, can you leave us to our work?”

I smiled and left the room, closing the door behind me. “You aren’t going to say anything to them?” My mother was leaning against the wall, and I laughed.

“Why would I do that now, when I can do it when they say they are done, and prolong this?” I laughed as I slipped my arm between hers and pulled her away. “Now, let’s go eat… I’m starving.”

We walked into the kitchen, and Shannon was there. I felt my smile fall. She looked at my mother and ignored me. “Where is dinner?”

“The pizza is on the table.” I rolled my eyes and went to grab a drink.

“Shut it, mutt. I wasn’t talking to you.” Shannon growled, and I laughed.

I came back into the room and sat in a chair. “I would mind my tone, Shannon. I have barely started to shift. Who is to say I won’t lose control and shift? Nix wouldn’t take kindly to an unranked wolf trying to tell her what to do.” I smiled as I looked over at her and let my fangs descend. I leaned closer to her and snapped my teeth.

Shannon paled and looked away. I opened the box and grabbed the lukewarm pizza. I filled my plate and dug in when Shannon finally shook off my threat.

“Where is dinner?” Shannon looked to the box and lifted her lip in disgust. “You seriously can’t expect me to eat this trash, can you?”

“Yes, Shannon. I can.” My mom came back in with a plate. She sat down in a chair and pulled a few slices out of the box and started to eat. “If you don’t want to eat this, you can go eat at the pack house.”

Shannon glared at her, but then smiled. “Fine. I’ll go eat at the pack house.” Obviously hoping to run into Brandon. Then she looked at me and glared before she ran up the stairs to get ready.

I ate my plate, and then I heard my door open, so I figured it was time for the show. I walked back up to my room to see the guys starting to pull the machines out of my room. “All done?”

“Yep.” The men pulled their giant machines past me, and I went into the room. I couldn’t smell anything, but you can’t ever smell your own scent. I knelt and touched the carpet, and it was still dry.

I wanted to laugh. I called for my mom. “Mom, can you come up here and smell?” I heard her run up the stairs and into the room, past the glaring men. “Can you still smell it?”

She turned around and glared at the two men. “You said you were finished, yet the carpet is dry, and the room still smells.”

“We did a good enough job.” The first man glared.

“It’s not our job to take care of your daughter’s tantrum about her sister’s smell being in her room.” The second, more mouthy, one shook his head. “The princess should get over it.”

“But Alpha Vince-” My mom started to say, but she was cut off.

“He told us to give it a light cleaning, and we did.”

I had enough. I slammed my aura out and dropped the two men to the floor, their machines crashing next to them. I walked over to them and crouched. “You are going to go into that room and do the job properly, or else I will gut you where you stand.”