*Emery*
As I parked the car, I saw Bella practically running from the packhouse with a flustered expression. I had come here because of one of her pack members, and I just hoped her expression didn't confirm Taylor's theories. Had Harlow been kidnapped, or had she played a prank on all of us? I wondered.
I took a deep breath, turned off the engine, pulled the handbrake, and got out of the car just as Bella reached me with a broad, surprised smile, though her eyes didn't reflect her enthusiasm.
"Emery, what brings you here? Especially so unannounced?" she asked immediately, not bothering with a greeting, a handshake, or a hug. I felt strangely as if my presence didn't sit well with her, but I pretended I hadn't noticed.
"Maybe you should let me say hello before you start questioning me?
