Belonging to an Alpha

Nine

" Are we there yet?"

" Yes, Rayne. We are here. We're waiting for Jason and Eve here."

" Don't you have a dinner to get to?"

I groaned and face palmed. I completely forgot. Dad is probably wondering where I am.

" Hey, Jarred! Finally found you!" Eve said, running up to us, with Jason behind her, with the Shepherd.

" What took you guys so long?"

" Uhh you didn't tell us which part of the boarder of the woods to meet you at." Jason said.

" Is that even a German Shepherd?" Rayne asked.

" Not all Shepherds come in the same color. Plus the black coat is really cool."

" Boy or Girl?"

" He's a boy." Eve said.

" Can we get going?" I asked.

" What's the rush? Don't you want to name him?"

I thought for a moment.

" Shadow."

" What?" Jason asked.

" The name of the Shepherd; Shadow."

" Oh."

" Let's go before we get Jarred in trouble." Rayne said.

" Oh, yeah, let's get to it."

We started another journey into the woods.

" Alright, guys I'll see you later?" Rayne said.

" What? Where are you going?" I asked.

" Home. I don't need anymore trouble with my parents either." She said.

I walked over to her and pecked her on the lips.

" Be safe going back okay."

She nodded and smiled.

" I'll be fine. Now go on. You've got grub waiting for you at home." She said, and started walking off.

I walked in the opposite direction with Jason and Eve.

" Guys?" I asked.

" Yeah?"

" Prepare yourselves for questioning." I stated.

They nodded.

****

" Where have you been?!" Dad asked, loudly.

" Walking the dog." I said.

" Then why were Jason and Eve with you?"

" I kind of found them on my way back so we just walked together."

" The dog, what's its name?"

" Shadow." I said.

My dad looked at Jason and Eve.

" Why were you two out in the woods?"

" We wanted to go for a little walk alone together, so that's what we did."

Dad looked back at me and he seemed more angry now, not only were we late to dinner but we had guests, too.

" Why do you still smell like sugared strawberries?!!" He yelled.

" I don't know how to answer that." I said.

I began to walk away but dad grabbed my arm and pulled me back.