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he gripped his head , then looked up at me again .
you really dont know , do you ?
no .
my friend might know his number because he called her .
dont get anyone else involved .
just make the cure for my father .
who is your father ?
i asked , my voice squeaking a little .
the alpha of my pack .
when he was injured , those loyal to my father tried to keep his injury hidden from the rest who would challenge him , but now many are realizing his weakness .
if hes not cured soon , the man said and sighed , im afraid hell be challenged and killed .
he turned his glare to me .
and youre going to prevent that from happening .
i blinked , unable to believe my ears .
id poisoned the alpha of a werewolf pack , by putting freaking wolfs bane in the healing potion .
man , oh , man ... i was so screwed .
without another word , i went to the kitchen cabinet to which id returned my potion products the other day after treating ethan and my wounds .
the werewolf came around the side of the island and watched me .
i shivered under the scrutiny in his gaze .
you store your witchy stuff with your pots ?
he cocked an arrogant eyebrow at me , and i could see what the resemblance meant about his pack .
hell , because of that fact , ethan might be a perfect fit .
he had that same male arrogance about him too , sometimes .
are your female werewolves this bad ?
i asked , wincing at what id said the second it came out .
with the arrogance , i mean .
he narrowed his eyes at me .
very funny .
i leaned away from him , trying to see what i had and what id need to make a potion capable of working on a werewolf who was suffering from wolfs bane poisoning in addition to his other maladies .
the guys glaring distracted me , and i frowned at him .
if youre going to hover , then im not to blame for making another mistake .
its hard to concentrate with you breathing down my neck .
that wasnt your problem last time one of my pack came to you .
the last time your pack member came to jessas shop , he said he needed a potion for lead poisoning and a wound .
there was nothing said about him being a werewolf !
i couldnt believe this .
here i was minding my own business , and now id had two werewolves barge into my life forcing me to craft potions for them ?
both were needing on the same day to do the exact opposite things to their alpha wolf .
now i knew why i didnt make potions for specific people who knew about my abilities .
his face filled with dread .
what exactly did you put in the potion ?
wolfs bane is one of the ingredi he started to lunge for me but stopped himself at the last possible minute .
why would you put that in there ?
i looked at a few recipes for healing potions online .
none of them called for it .
i chewed my lower lip .
thats your problem .
you looked online .
he made a rumbling growl .
it works really well .
it speeds up healing .
at least for humans .
i always put it in there , but only a touch .
too much will kill even a normal human .
the man who you met didnt ask what youd be using in the potion ?
anger radiated through the werewolf , causing him visibly to shake .
why would he have asked ?
i was surprised this guy even knew half of what he was talking about when it came to magic .
besides , he did a web search for magic potions .
geez , the guy didnt even know about salves versus potions .
however , if hed come to the shop , his father probably wouldnt be in this situation .
damn .
if id known this , i wouldve gone to the shop myself .
they didnt inform me until the last minute , until i found my father near death .
he twisted around , pacing across the kitchen floor .
maybe they were trying to kill him ?
mr .
sexy wanted the poison .
he had to be someone who the alpha knew and thought he could trust .
however , who was i to make suggestions , when i didnt know the slightest about werewolves or their packs , except from what id readnot from the internetin books .
he let out a low growl , and i shrank back .
from the other side of the island , i heard an equally vicious snarl .
my heart jumped in my throat .
the thought to crawl into the cabinets and lock myself in had me searching for space .
however , i wouldnt fit with so many pots here .
mia ?
are you okay ?
ethans voice broke the impending silence , and i peeked my head around the island to see him blocking the open door .
who are you , fledgling wolf ?
the alphas son grabbed the back of my shirt and hauled me to my feet .
ethan stiffened , so i shoved the alphas son off me .
the last thing i needed was world war three on my hands .
not when i knew just how violent ethan could be , even without the ability to shape shift yet .
hed need a full moon to do that .
for better or worse , the next one wasnt until mid-january .
im fine , ethan .
i took a step toward him , but the werewolf grabbed my arm , keeping me where i was .
let her go .
i wont ask again .
ethan narrowed his eyes .
id listen to him , if i were you .
i stayed completely still , hoping we could all get along .
i didnt have the necessary ingredients for the potion to stop the wolfs bane poisoning , so id have to go to jessas shop .
looking at the clock , and with it being christmas eve , i knew she wouldve already closed .
this just got worse and worse , didnt it ?
ethan held up my phone .
you dropped this outside .
he closed the distance between us in a few strides , but the alphas son jerked me behind him .
dont get too close .
what is your business here ?