surveillance,” I said. “Surveillance is stupid, but it’s generally just stupid and not irksome.”
“Then why are you whining?”
“I’m whining about being here,” I said. “I don’t like that he keeps sending me here even though he knows I don’t want to be here. I just … I’m going to pop his head like a zit.”
“Why do you have a problem with Alpha Chi? Do you not like werewolves?”
“I could give a crap about werewolves,” I countered. “They’re not really a concern for me. They’re fine.”
“So, you like werewolves?”
“Not all of them,” I said. “A few of them have tried to kill me, so I’m not really fond of them.”
“And the others?”
“They haven’t tried to kill me, so I really don’t care.”
“They’re still monsters,” Paul said.
“How do you know they’re monsters?”
“They kill people.”
“You don’t know that,” I scoffed.
“You don’t know that they don’t,” Paul countered.
“You’re right,” I conceded. “What I do know is that people kill people a lot more than your purported monsters do.”
“Oh, so you’re one of those .”
“One of those what?” I already didn’t like this guy.
“You’re one of those people who blame everyone else for the behavior of monsters,” Paul said.
“That doesn’t even make any sense.”
“Maybe you don’t make any sense.”
I had no idea where the Academy found these guys – but I was at my limit. “You know what? Why don’t you go and listen at the window at the house and I’ll wait here.”
“That’s not our mission tonight,” Paul said.
This was news to me. “And what is our mission tonight?”
“We’re supposed to break into the second house while the meeting is going on in the first house.”
“And why is that?”
“We’re looking for something,” Paul said.
I cocked an eyebrow, waiting.
“It’s need to know,” Paul said. “Apparently, you don’t need to know.”
I frowned. “Who told you that?”
“That’s classified.”
Yup. It was official. This guy was a tool. “How am I supposed to help you look if I don’t know what I’m looking for?”
The look on Paul’s face told me I’d struck a nerve. “All right, ma’am. We’re looking for a necklace.”
Huh. “We’re looking for a necklace? And don’t call me ma’am.”
“I’m sorry if it offends you, ma’am,” Paul said, smirking. “And, yes, we’re looking for a necklace.”
“Describe the necklace.”
“Just grab any necklace you find,” Paul instructed.
Something was going on here – and whatever it was, it wasn’t good. I forced a bright smile onto my face. “I can’t wait.”
“That’s good, ma’am.”
The smile slipped. “Every time you call me ma’am, I’m going to call you douche bag.”
“That’s certainly your prerogative, ma’am,” Paul said.
“And they say you guys are all steroids and no sense of humor.”
WE SLIPPED into the Alpha Chi house from the back door, making sure to keep out of sight from individuals in the first house by skirting along the fence line on the far side of the lawn as we made the trek.
Paul pulled a set of picking tools out of his back pocket, focusing on the door.
“What are you doing?”
“We have to get inside,” Paul hissed.
I sighed and reached forward, turning the knob. The look on Paul’s face was priceless. “They never lock it,” I said.
“And how do you know that, ma’am?”
“Well, pencil dick, I spent a few nights in this house my freshman year,” I said. “And I’ve been to a few parties here. They’re not big on locking doors.”
“You slept with a wolf?” Paul looked disgusted.
“Two of them,” I said, casting a disparaging sneer in his direction. “What can I say? I like it when they howl.”
Paul wanted to separate when we got inside of the house. I wasn’t sure how I felt about the suggestion. On one hand, I hated him and I didn’t want to spend one second more with him
“Then why are you whining?”
“I’m whining about being here,” I said. “I don’t like that he keeps sending me here even though he knows I don’t want to be here. I just … I’m going to pop his head like a zit.”
“Why do you have a problem with Alpha Chi? Do you not like werewolves?”
“I could give a crap about werewolves,” I countered. “They’re not really a concern for me. They’re fine.”
“So, you like werewolves?”
“Not all of them,” I said. “A few of them have tried to kill me, so I’m not really fond of them.”
“And the others?”
“They haven’t tried to kill me, so I really don’t care.”
“They’re still monsters,” Paul said.
“How do you know they’re monsters?”
“They kill people.”
“You don’t know that,” I scoffed.
“You don’t know that they don’t,” Paul countered.
“You’re right,” I conceded. “What I do know is that people kill people a lot more than your purported monsters do.”
“Oh, so you’re one of those .”
“One of those what?” I already didn’t like this guy.
“You’re one of those people who blame everyone else for the behavior of monsters,” Paul said.
“That doesn’t even make any sense.”
“Maybe you don’t make any sense.”
I had no idea where the Academy found these guys – but I was at my limit. “You know what? Why don’t you go and listen at the window at the house and I’ll wait here.”
“That’s not our mission tonight,” Paul said.
This was news to me. “And what is our mission tonight?”
“We’re supposed to break into the second house while the meeting is going on in the first house.”
“And why is that?”
“We’re looking for something,” Paul said.
I cocked an eyebrow, waiting.
“It’s need to know,” Paul said. “Apparently, you don’t need to know.”
I frowned. “Who told you that?”
“That’s classified.”
Yup. It was official. This guy was a tool. “How am I supposed to help you look if I don’t know what I’m looking for?”
The look on Paul’s face told me I’d struck a nerve. “All right, ma’am. We’re looking for a necklace.”
Huh. “We’re looking for a necklace? And don’t call me ma’am.”
“I’m sorry if it offends you, ma’am,” Paul said, smirking. “And, yes, we’re looking for a necklace.”
“Describe the necklace.”
“Just grab any necklace you find,” Paul instructed.
Something was going on here – and whatever it was, it wasn’t good. I forced a bright smile onto my face. “I can’t wait.”
“That’s good, ma’am.”
The smile slipped. “Every time you call me ma’am, I’m going to call you douche bag.”
“That’s certainly your prerogative, ma’am,” Paul said.
“And they say you guys are all steroids and no sense of humor.”
WE SLIPPED into the Alpha Chi house from the back door, making sure to keep out of sight from individuals in the first house by skirting along the fence line on the far side of the lawn as we made the trek.
Paul pulled a set of picking tools out of his back pocket, focusing on the door.
“What are you doing?”
“We have to get inside,” Paul hissed.
I sighed and reached forward, turning the knob. The look on Paul’s face was priceless. “They never lock it,” I said.
“And how do you know that, ma’am?”
“Well, pencil dick, I spent a few nights in this house my freshman year,” I said. “And I’ve been to a few parties here. They’re not big on locking doors.”
“You slept with a wolf?” Paul looked disgusted.
“Two of them,” I said, casting a disparaging sneer in his direction. “What can I say? I like it when they howl.”
Paul wanted to separate when we got inside of the house. I wasn’t sure how I felt about the suggestion. On one hand, I hated him and I didn’t want to spend one second more with him
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