Maddox grabbed my hand and pulled me down. “I do. This wasn’t what I expected you to do. Was this Jo’s idea?” Maddox faked being hurt. With his hand over his heart, he had a smile on his face. “Believe it or not, I am capable of thinking of nice things.” I couldn’t help but smile at him as he fed me a strawberry. “When you said date, I just pictured a fancy restaurants and dressing up.” “Well, I know you hate dressing up, so this seemed like a better solution. Plus, it’s a beautiful day out.” “It really is.” Maddox gave me a sandwich and put one on his plate before handing me a fork. “How was ice cream with Cade?” I had just taken a bite of my turkey sandwich. After I finished it, I was able to talk. “It was good. It’s kind of been a weekly thing we do just to get away and talk. I know it’s silly, but it means a lot to me.”“He makes the time for you. I get it, it’s not silly. Those little things matter.” Maddox seemed to really be listening to me. His body was angled towards me
“The only way he could force me to mate with him would be to kidnap me before I turned 18.” “All things I’ve thought about.” Cade was studying me. “I wouldn’t have left you with Maddox if I didn’t trust he was your mate and couldn’t protect you.” “Have you told Molly about Jo?” Cade smirked. “No, but I did tell her things were over. She took it okay. I don’t see her acting like Katie.” “Steele put Katie in the cells.” “Good.” Cade just watched me as I ate my ice cream in silence. It was a beautiful day. Slightly breeze that made my hair flow around my face. In the past, I would have told Cade everything that was told to me. He would always keep my secrets and never let that person know that he already knew. Yet, I found myself not wanting to tell him about Maddox’s agenda. It was as if my loyalty was shifting. Something that made me feel guilty and confused about. “What aren’t you telling me?” Cade finally asked. My eyes met his before his eyebrows raised. “I can tell something
Jo had brought me something completely different from I owned. It was a solid blue romper. It was somehow tight but loose at the same time. Stopping just below my ass, my tits were not quite out, but visible. After she curled my hair and applied makeup, I felt more like a doll than anything. She was wearing shorts that looked more like a skirt than shorts with a t-shirt tied at the waist in a knot. Currently, we were in Jo’s blacked out Challenger. “So, what are we doing today?” I asked, unsure if I wanted to really know. “Manicures and pedicures. Some shopping and who knows? Just let the day take us!” She looked at me with her pink sunglasses. The sun was bouncing off them, blinding me even though I was wearing my black pair. “Maddox gave me his credit card, so we are shopping on him today.” “You are a little extra today.” I said with a smile. Jo shrugged. “What can I say? I am loving this sunshine with my future sister-in-law.” “Can we just focus on just us girls?” I asked, smi
“That means making sure you keep your shop and anything else you want to be a part of. I don’t want to be that guy.” I watched as Maddox’s face fell. He was seriously analyzing his actions and how he was going about things. His shoulders slumped. Partly because the chain was pushing into them, but I think he was trying to figure out what kind of man he wanted to be. “What did you want to accomplish as an alpha?” Maddox looked around. “Help those who can’t afford it. There are farming grounds that are for sale. We can grow produce for those families, that will increase jobs and opportunities. I want to rebuild the broken down buildings and restore the city back to where it was. That would increase our properties and income.”“More jobs and everything for people, too.” I added. Maddox looked at me and nodded. “It seems most of the alphas are focused on taking their existing businesses to the next level. They are buying out the middleman and increasing poverty locations. If I own the
He leaned forward and looked at me. “I decided on a BBQ for our birthdays.” “No pool party?” I asked, looking over at him. “Too many hormones and people running off and fucking everywhere. No, let’s keep our clothes on for a while, anyway. We can either do it at my pack or yours, Maddox. Both have great lawns for the size of this party.” “You tell me. I’ll do whatever you guys want.” Cade leaned back and put his arm over his chair. “If it’s okay, let’s do it at your pack. Michele has a way of making things about her and ignoring Tatum’s wants.” “Sounds good.” Maddox looked over at Cade. “Just give me all the details of what you want and we will make the rest happen.” “I don’t think we are picky. Tatum will want a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Maybe some yard games and drinks. I can either give you some money for our part or I can buy the alcohol and shit.” Maddox waved him off. “Neither. I will take care of it.” “I can’t let you do that.” Cade didn’t like that idea.
“You wanted this shop, not to pay attention to pack shit.” Cade kept cleaning as I kept handing him bolts and nuts. “It’s not that there is a meeting. It’s the fact that he said I am his mate, right? So, that means I am going to be their luna. Reed stopped by here and what if he would have said something to me? I would have looked stupid, not knowing what he was talking about. Plus, you want me to accept we are mates, but then not treat me like I will be a part of pack business? He said I was under your jurisdiction… like I was just an object. If that is the case, I don’t want a mate that sees me like this.” Cade just listened and nodded along. “Yeah, that probably wasn’t the best choice of words.”“You think?” I asked, slapping down another engine part. “You aren’t exactly the easiest person to get along with.” Cade looked at me and smiled. “I’m a delight.” “You are a pain.” Cade even laughed a little. “Did you really want him to tell you what was going to be discussed, or did y