17

"Yeah, you remind me of a teddy bear I had when I was a kid," I told him.

"That's got to hurt the ego. Who wants to remind a hot girl of a teddy bear?" The male beside him sneered. "Real sexy."

I scrunched my face at him, then looked at Teddy with a smirk. "Actually I slept with my teddy bear every night. Cuddled with him too. He always kept me safe." I put my finger on my chin, grinning widely. "Oh, what I would do if I had him back just for one more night."

Both of the boys faces started to turn red for different reasons.

"You can call me whatever." Teddy scratched the back of his neck, laughing nervously. "I just wanted to thank you for what you did at the football game. It was really cool."

I smiled at the shy male. Looking at him closely, he looked to be around 18. That meant he had only been shifting for 2 years.

I waved off his appreciation. "Don't worry about it. It wasn't your fault you were almost eaten by an overgrown sausage."

His eyes widened at my insult to his Alpha, bu