Last night Brian told me that he needed my help getting Marcus home from the infirmary today. I thought that seemed weird. I mean, why me? Why not Cade or Aiden? I guess Brian didn’t want them to know how bad off Marcus really was.
I didn’t realize how bad he was either. Marcus was a fucking wreck. He looked like a shadow of his former self. Thin and pale, he definitely didn’t look like the alpha I met just a short time ago. The pack doctor seemed puzzled by Marcus’s mysterious illness though he didn’t admit it.
“Cade came by earlier, but Marcus was asleep. I told him that we should have some answers soon,” the doc told Mrs. Walker.
“Answers?” Mrs. Walker asked.
“Yes,” the doc replied. “I sent a sample of Marcus’s blood out to a friend of mine for testing. Hopefully, we’ll at least be able to rule some things out if not figure out exactly what is causing his affliction.”
Mrs. Walker smiled, but the smile appeared forced. “That’s great news. Thank you, Dr. Walters.” When she turned around, the glare she shot Brian was hard to miss. What was I missing here?
Marcus was sedated for his own protection but just until he was safely at home. I wasn’t complaining because it made him easier to move, and we didn’t have to listen to him rant about bullshit nobody wanted to hear. I still wasn’t sure why Brian wanted me there to help, but I didn’t ask. As soon as he was settled, I got out of there.
I was halfway down the driveway when I remembered that I’d left my phone sitting on the table by the front door of the Walker house. I didn’t bother knocking since I’d just left and neither of them had bothered to see me out. I slowly turned the knob and opened the door just enough to step inside and reach my phone, but I froze when I heard Mrs. Walker and Brian speaking in hushed tones.
“Noel, that was way too close. Marcus almost died.”
“I know, baby. I’m sorry.”
Baby? Baby!
I opened the door a little more so I could see what the hell was going on in there. I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. Brian and Mrs. Walker were locked in an embrace that was far from innocent.
“I just want this whole thing to be over so we can finally be together,” Mrs. Walker told Brian.
“There is nothing I want more than that. We just have to be careful. We can’t risk anyone finding out about us,” Brian replied, and what happened next made me want to puke. I mean Mrs. Walker is a definite MILF, but when Brian’s hands grabbed her ass and pulled her against him as he kissed her, softly at first and then like he was trying to eat her face off of her body, it seriously made my stomach churn. It was gross. Just plain nasty. The moment she started unbuttoning his shirt, I grabbed my phone and got the hell out of there as fast as I could.
As I hurried back to our temporary home, I began to wonder what other secrets Brian had been keeping from me and just how much of this operation I truly knew about. One thing was for sure, his secret was coming out. I wanted all the details on that sordid affair he was having with the alpha female of the Red Ridge Pack, and he was going to tell me everything. Even if I had to beat it out of him, he was going to tell me the truth. The whole truth.