Hidden Wolf

35 Playing with Fire

"Why?" I snap as Sara holds the blue sundress out to me.

"Because it's an exclusive club and you have to make a good impression as Still Waters Luna," she replies, annoyed. 

"That's your answer for everything when I refuse," I grumble.

"Come on Jess, this could be my last time going dancing, please?" Claire begs.

"You're knocked up, not dying," I deadpan. "Why does it matter so much?"

"Just do it for fucks sake, be a team player," Sara growls. 

"Fine, if it's so important I will, BUT, you owe me one Sara," I offer raising a brow. She stares at me a moment before nodding.

"Done, but hurry up the guys are waiting downstairs and Willow and Nex are nearly here." I don't miss her added interest, has Sara got a crush? I quickly change and head out to meet the guys at the front door.

"Fuck, we're fighting for sure tonight," Jace curses, looking us over as we head down the stairs. My cheeks burned as his eyes lingered on me as he grins.

"Oh elf, I'm never gonna get used to you in dresses, but you look great, Chris is gonna lose his mind," he says with a laugh.

"All of you are gonna be trouble tonight," Jace laughs. A knock at the door reveals Willow and Nex.

"Relax playboy, this isn't our first club or the first time drunk guys hit on us, I have no issues putting down horn dogs," Sara chirps.

"No one doubts your abilities Sara, it's a numbers game. There are four of you and four of us till Chris and Kane show up. I'm just asking you to stick together and be careful," he says with a sigh.

"Yes dad," she teases heading out. About 15 minutes later we were walking up to the club, base booming with a line around the corner. Fuck this.

"No chickening out now, let's go!" Sara grabbed my hand and dragged me to the front door.

"Lunas," the bouncer greated, moving the rope and letting our group in. The crowd was packed and I regretted this even more.

"Come on," Claire said, guiding us over to a corner booth. I happily hopped in planting my back to the wall while Jude and Jace took off to get us some drinks.

"You ladies are looking fine tonight," a guy says, walking up with his four friends. "Fancy a dance?"

"We're good," Claire replied calmly.

"I was talking to hot stuff and sweet cheeks,"  he drawled at her, nodding to Sara and me. He flashed us his best smile, clearly thinking he was Casanova.

'It could be funny to watch Chris turn him into a life sized Gumby.' 'The goal is to get through conference without Chris or Cyrus killing anyone.'

"They're good," Nex cut in standing taller and pushing his energy. Much like Jace his beta energy could easily match many alphas being from such a powerful pack. None of these guys were even close to a match.

"I don't see marks," his friend pipes up.

"I'm not interested," I cut in annoyed. "Sara?"

"Not in the slightest," she says condescendingly, irritating casanova. "Run along pup," she drove the point home when he wouldn't leave.

"We leave you alone for five minutes and you start attracting strays," Jace says with a dangerous edge as they return. Their energy floods the space and Casanova's backup is shrinking back. With a final glare he walks off.

"Bottoms up," Sara chirps and the first round's gone, a few minutes later round two's gone too.

"Spill it Jude," I say snapping him out of his own world. He's been twitchy for two days now, I've never known him to be so agitated, he's always been grounded.