Free Live It Up by Emma Hillman Page B

the knowledge that she was only minutes away from learning more about Andy’s mate.
    The SUV came equipped with a GPS, and it had been easy enough to drive back to the Pride. She’d realized too that Andy had taken his own sweet time driving her to Lincolnstown. He’d driven in circles, it appeared, almost as if he’d purposefully lengthened their road trip…and their time together.
    Which didn’t make sense, damn it! Why would he do such a thing when he’d pushed her away at the first opportunity? God, he was driving her mad, and he wasn’t even here.
    She didn’t know that many people so she’d decided she’d try and find his brother and his girlfriend. Kellie had been nice that day they’d met, and hopefully, she’d understand why Sunny needed to know what was going on. Girl power and all that, right?
    She nearly missed the building and braked just in time. Swerving into the only empty space, she quickly put the car in neutral and climbed out. As soon as she pushed the front doors open though, she remembered something vital.
    She wasn’t a shifter.
    The waiting room was packed, and in seconds, everyone had turned around to stare at her. When they started sniffing the air and she began hearing growls, she grew worried. Those were not fun growls like when Andy got very excited but very bad-sounding growls that heralded violence, like the ones Mary had made.
    “Oh God.” She stumbled back, the frosted glass cold against her bare shoulders.
    “Sunny?” Kellie appeared at the end of a hallway and hurried toward her. “What are you doing here? Are you hurt?”
    “No. No. I… Can we talk?”
    The other woman gave one look at their unhappy audience and nodded. “Sure. Let’s go into the break room. I’ll tell Nate to join us.”
    “No!” Sunny grabbed her forearm. “Just the two of us. Please?”
    “Uh, sure.” Kellie motioned her into a room and sat down on one of the two available chairs. “What’s going on? Where’s Andy? Alistair told us he was taking you back home.”
    “Uh, yes. He did.”
    “So what are you doing here? And where is he?”
    What she’d done truly hit home then. She’d stolen his car and had driven off without him. He was going to kill her…but only if the rest of his Pride didn’t get to it first. “I…I have a question. Do you know Lana?”
    “Lana?” Kellie asked, a frown marring her face. “Who is she?”
    “Andy’s mate,” someone answered behind them.
    Sunny gasped and whirled around, but it wasn’t Andy. It was his brother who entered the room and closed the door behind him. “What’s going on? Where is he? He should be the one answering your questions, not us.”
    “I…I need to know about her.”
    “That doesn’t answer my question.” Nate replied as he crossed his arms over his chest.
    He leaned against the opposite wall, reminding her so much of Andy she felt something pinch inside her. “Please. I’ll tell you everything afterward. I just…I need to know.”
    “So do I,” Kellie replied. “Since when is your brother mated? He’s been on his own ever since I got here.”
    “He is and he isn’t. It’s his story to tell, not mine.”
    “But I need to know!” Tears pooled in Sunny’s eyes. She was exhausted. She was scared. But what felt worse was the way her heart ached. “Please.”
    “I’m sorry,” Nate answered, shaking his head. “I can’t tell you. Where’s Andy?”
    The door banged open. “Good question. Where the hell is my son, human?”
    “This place is like Grand freaking Central,” Kellie muttered under her breath.
    Sunny ignored her. She was too busy staring up at the man who’d already made it clear he didn’t like her and thought her worthless. What would happen when she told him she’d purposefully ditched his son and stolen his car?

 
     
     
    Chapter Eleven
     
    Andy was limping by the time he reached the Pride’s eastern border. He’d never cut through this particular wooden parcel, but he was in a