I laughed. “Really committed to the secret?”
He whined. “It sounds stupid when you say it like that.”
I laughed harder. “I think it sounds stupid when anyone says it, babe.”
His head snapped up. “Babe?” I pulled my hand back and looked away, but I could feel the tips of my ears burning. “Amy?” I could hear the question in his voice and I turned back, crossing my arms to make myself feel more comfortable.
“Yeah?” I braced myself. His soft words were probably meant to comfort me, but in reality, they just made me start to panic.
“Will you stop hiding your scent?” His question was soft, but it jolted me from my spiral.
“What?” I shook to clear my head. “What did you just ask?”
He furrowed his brows. “Can you stop hiding your scent?”
“Why?” I grabbed for my bottle of wine and took a sip. “Will it actually change anything?”
“Yes…no…I don’t freaking no.” He pushed up from his seat and paced again. “I don’t know. That’s the goddess truth. What if we are mates? What if the goddess selected
