Once Upon a Wolf

Chapter 41

CHAPTER 41

I marched back to the tent, fucking fuming and annoyed as hell. My wolf itching inside me to break free but I held her down as much as I could.

Maddox's words still burned into my brain.

I needed to stay away from him.

He needed to stay away from me.

I swallowed thickly at the thought. But if that's what he wanted. So be it! I'll stay far, far away from him.

I won't look in his direction!

I will force his apple and cinnamon yumminess out of my nose at all costs!

If he steps into a room, I'll simply walk out!

He wants to start this shit. I'll fucking finish it!

I bolted through the tent and Poppy jerked with a startle inside it.

"Hey!" Poppy shrieked as she tweaked her eyeliner she accidentally smudged in the corner of her eye with her forefinger. "Look what your stomping made me do," she whined with a pout.

"Sorry," I said and hurled my body on the comfortable sleeping bags laid with two cozy, knitted blankets. "I'm just really heated right now."

Poppy shook her head as she applied mascara with her mouth open through her vanity mirror. She glanced at me through it. "I'm not even going to ask what happened and where have you been." She turned around and side-eyed me. "And with whom?" She raised a brow.

I sighed. "Yeah, please don't." I sunk my face into the pillow, trying to suffocate myself. I hadn't even noticed my backpack had rested inside the tent with my sleeping bag already spread out. The tent was sizable and could fit Poppy and me with a comfy snug.

Turning to my cheek, I peeked at Poppy. She sat next to me on her sleeping bag, all dressed up in light blue faded jeans and a bright pink cropped blouse showing off her toned stomach.

"Are you going somewhere?" I asked dryly, feeling like the life was sucked out of me.

"Huh uh," she nodded and smacked her lips together, shaded with plum lipstick. "And so are you," she said. "I already told Alice to meet us at the oak tree at 8pm. Your friend came around earlier asking where you were, so after a little chat we decided to explore the festival tonight."

"What? You guys decided?" I asked with an even drabber tone and checked my watch. It said 7:55pm. "It's nighttime. We journeyed for like forever for three days. We should just sleep. Or I should just sleep and call this a night." I wanted to fucking forget!

Poppy blew out a hot breath and narrowed her eyes at me. "Honestly, I have no idea why you're so moody and look like you are prepared to die," she ranted. "This is not the place for it." She shifted to her knees and crawled up to me. The roof of the tent was too low if she stood up. "Now get up and smack on some makeup! You got five minutes!"

"You can't do anything in five minutes. You're already set me up to fail," I groaned.

Poppy threw a fresh strappy top at me. "Put that on and meet me outside. Yes!"

I nodded with a frown. "Yeah, whatever."

"Good," Poppy sassed and darted out of the tent.

Five and a half minutes later, I emerged from the tent dressed in my jeans and a clean purple strappy top Poppy lent me. The top was tight, with way too much cleavage popping out. I ran my fingers through my long and wavy hair and dabbed red lip balm on my lips. That will have to do! I was not in the mood to go frolicking to goodness know where with a bunch of beasts roaming around. At night!