"Pick whatever you want to," Alpha Evan told me, paying no heed to all the people in the shop who kept staring at us as if we were some sort of a celebrity couple. It was later that evening and Alpha Evan had taken me to a mall of sorts. There were shops of all kinds ranging from clothing stores, shoe stores to places you could pick groceries, toys and even jewelry from all on the two floors I could see. I nodded at him, feeling extremely self conscious as people around us stopped and stared. It was almost as if a pariah had come in, some sort of exotic creature they had never laid their eyes on and were seeing in the flesh for the first time even though it was only their Alpha who had come in. Alpha Evan walked behind me as I made my way towards the racks where sweatpants and sweatshirts were hung. The people in the aisle disappeared as soon as they saw him. Utterly confused as to why everyone was acting like that, I turned to him, my brows furrowed. "Why is everyone looking a

Alpha Evan seemed much calmer when he came back exactly half an hour later like he had promised he would. Feeling too jittery, I'd ended up whipping out a quick dessert which consisted of chocolate covered strawberries. Just as I placed the plate full of the strawberries into the refrigerator, he walked into kitchen. That was also when the exact moment the timer of the oven went off. Wordlessly, he wore a pair of oven mitts and took the dish out of the oven. "Smells good," he muttered, more to himself than me, seemingly much more relaxed now. "It does," I agreed, inhaling the aroma of freshly melted cheese and other herbs. I watched as a small, almost proud smile graced his lips before he grabbed two plates and plated the food for us. I grabbed two spoons and glasses while he did that and together we carried it all to the small dining table in the living room. Like a true gentleman, he pulled the chair out for me, pushing it in once I was seated and taking his own seat next t

It was hard to put into words what being in my wolf form truly felt like. My vision was sharper, my sense of smell was heightened and my reflexes were quicker than ever before. It was the most liberating feeling in the world, being able to run at breakneck speed without tiring. Sure, I still felt a little awkward in my movements, not used to running on all fours like that, but I felt happy that now, I at least had an opportunity to get used to it. Alpha Evan ran right beside me, his large black wolf dwarfing my smaller brown one but he kept his pace even with mine, never running ahead even though I knew he easily could. His woody scent was there, stronger than ever, making me feel warm and safe like it always did. My wolf felt at ease, heck, my entire being felt at ease with him beside me. It was almost unnatural how much at peace my heart felt with him by my side. A feeling of euphoria and of being complete engulfed me, like I had finally accomplished everything I was meant to wit

Without thinking, I jumped in to defend Logan. "Oh, he was just asking if we're mates. And we are," I said with a smile as Alpha Evan made his way down the stairs, staring Logan down, his gaze cold. Then, he looked at me and almost as if on instinct, I walked towards him, wrapping an arm around his waist and leaning in to his side. "We make a cute couple, don't we?" I said, hoping Logan would get the hint and play along. I had no idea what I was doing, but I was hoping it'd help take the heat away from Logan and calm Alpha Evan down enough that he wouldn't do something to hurt the guy. I did not want anything bad happening to him simply because he had been too curious to keep his mouth shut. I let out a small sigh when Logan smiled and agreed wholeheartedly. "Of course, you do. You guys make a great couple. Many congratulations on finding your mate, Alpha. You too, Luna." Alpha Evan then looked down at me, seemingly calm now. He gave me an almost pleased smile, as if happy to hea

"Evan, you're back," I said, stating the obvious. "So it seems," he replied, his tone even as he walked further into the house, his woody sense invading my senses. I wanted to melt into his arms right then but it was not the time to let my feelings for him take over all rational thought so I stood rooted to my spot instead. "Where did you go off to?" I asked, keeping my tone as neutral as possible. "I went for a run to clear my head a little," he explained, his tone just as neutral as mine, if not more. "I'm, uh, sorry for the way I reacted earlier. I didn't mean to say all that." I raised a brow at his words. I was happy and immensely relieved that he at least knew he'd done something wrong and was man enough to apologise for the same. Much as his words had hurt, I knew that bringing it up again will do nothing but spoil both our moods. Now wasn't the time for that. Now was the time to talk things out. "Right. It's okay, but let's not make it a habit, yeah?" I told him, keeping