Great Bear Wilderness chew it over

In between his question and Pan's answer, it crossed the blue-nosed wolf's mind that Pan and Peregrine could have a thing going on. Peregrine had responded to his touches readily that night, commenting that he felt safe as they embraced. Certainly, he and Peregrine had a mutual attraction and friendship, but if the black alpha had mistaken him for Pan and had responded to his touch as though he were the shy male, well... it did not matter, in the end, though he wondered if perhaps this was why Peregrine had not sought him out. Either way, they had nothing going on and Luke himself had laid with another. He was not known to be jealous, and indeed, was not.

"I actually don't really know," Luke answered with a shift of his mouth. He did not expect Pan to elaborate any, but he had left the door open should he feel compelled to. "I was out here wandering around the fringe of the caldera's borders hoping I might see him, but I am doubting the possibility of that happening."