Chapter 23 The Cruel Game

• “Serena,” Holly called from across the yard. Serena looked up and saw Holly waving to her. She becko ned her over. Serena looked at Adriana. “Oh, go on, she won‘t do anything here,” Adriana assured. “Be sides, she did apologize.” “Yes, a very forced apology,” Serena said with a sigh. She set her drink down . “Come on, Serena,” Holly called again. “I better go,” she said. She gave Adriana a small wave. The doctor nod ded as she departed. Serena went to Holly. She was standing behind the grills near the back porch of L ogan‘s house.
• “What can I do for you?” Serena asked, keeping her voice friendly. “We got off on the wrong foot,” Holly said. “But, you‘re part of the pack now. As future Luna, it is my job to welcome you, just like it is Logan‘ s.” “That‘s nice of you,” Serena said with a nod. Holly‘s comfort with referring to herself as Logan’s mate and future Luna were odd to Serena. Logan hadn‘t mentioned anything to her, and if anything, he seemed standoff– ish to the idea of commitment. It wasn‘t Serena‘ place to judge it, though. “Come on, let me show you around the house,” she said. She l ooped her arm through Serena‘s smiling brightly. Serena smiled warmly, allowing herself to be led up th e steps and into the house. “Thanks,” she said. Holly brought her into the kitchen, where the back door led. “This house has been in Logan‘s family for generations,” she explained, heading from the kitchen i nto the living room. Serena didn‘t want to tell Holly that she had seen the living room already. If Holly ac tually wanted to mend bridges with her, then she would go along with it.
• She didn‘t want to rekindle any friction by disrupting the tour and telling Holly that she‘d been in the Alpha‘s house. She had no way of knowing if Logan had told her, or how she would feel about it. “This room has a lot of history in it,” Serena commented, looking around at all the pictures. She hadn‘t had a chance to really look at them the last time she was there. Between having the kids, meeting Logan‘s mother, and discovering how much Oliver lo oked like Logan at age five, she had been a little preoccupied. “There is,” Holly agreed, going to the mantle and holding her arm out to some of the more recent pictures. There were a few of Logan and Holly together enjoying some kind of date activity. Serena smiled, looking them over. If Holly was just trying t o bait her, she wasn‘t going to fall for it! “And this, this was Logan‘s dad” Holly said, showing a picture of Flo with a male. “I heard he passed aw ay.” Serena said somberly. Holly nodded, her lips curving down in a frown.