MavenI thought I had been doing a good job keeping Amelia at arm’s length, but apparently, I was wrong.Bennett watches us curiously, but he never makes a comment. Maggie will occasionally make a remark to see my reaction. I’ve told her that she’s just my friend, the same way that Maggie is to me. But Maggie can see right through me. She rolls her eyes and scoffs at me.I can’t help but want to be around Amelia. I don’t know if it’s the mate bond or if it’s just because she’s that much fun to be around. She’s my closest friend now and a small part of me feels bad for having to hide her and for keeping this secret from her, but it’s for her own good!I need to distance myself from her when we’re around others. The more people that think that something is going on between the two of us, the harder things will be for her, especially if the council gets involved.I know the Elders would never approve of her. They think she had to of done something despicable to make her last pack banish

AmeliaI go to the grocery store with Henry and get everything we need and place it in the car. All the cold stuff goes into a cooler that way I can take Henry to the park and not be in a rush to get home.I drive to the nearby park and get out and get him situated in his stroller. We walk around the park, and I listen to his precious little coos and giggles. He’s such a content baby when he’s outside. Any time he cries, and we can’t get him to stop quickly, we always take him outside and it has an instant calming effect on him.I’ve become like a nanny for Grace and Bennett. Maven doesn’t seem to mind as long as I’m able to do my other work. I don’t have like an increase in pay or anything, but honestly, being around Henry made me realize how much I enjoyed babies. I would love it if all I had to do was tend to him all the time.For the first time in my life, it has me thinking about how many kids I might want to have. I’ve never really thought about it. Since I’m an omega, unless I’

AmeliaIt’s been a month and things between Maven, and I are still weird and uncomfortable. He has stayed for a movie night only once since he acted all jealous over me.I try not to let it bother me, but it’s hard whenever I have considered him to be one of my closest friends.Lately, I’ve noticed that my wolf seems to be more present than ever before. It’s weird and exhilarating. She doesn’t talk to me much, but she has been wanting me to shift more frequently. I love it, I love the feel of the wind in my fur as we run around. The only confusing thing is now that my wolf is more present, I’ve started to feel more drawn towards Maven. It’s hard since he doesn’t seem to want me around.I walk up to his office to bring him his lunch. He stands up to take it from me and when our hands brush, I feel an electric shock that causes me to gasp. I would’ve dropped the tray if Maven hadn’t already taken it.His eyebrows furrow as he looks at me in confusion and asks, “Are you okay, Amelia?”I

MavenBennett sits across from me in my office as he flips through a folder that I gave him. I’m having to teach him all about the businesses that we run so that if I’m ever absent, he will be able to keep things running smoothly.The door bursts open and I see Bennett’s mate, Grace, looking frantic as her eyes flicker between us. Bennett stands up, alarmed by her sudden arrival, and he walks toward her pulling her in his arms as he asks, “What’s going on, darling?”She looks at me and says, “I’m so sorry to have disturbed you, Alpha. But Amelia isn’t back with Henry yet. She’s always back home by 6, but it’s 6:15 and I can’t get in contact with her. I’m scared something’s wrong.”Bennett says, “Grace, it’s only been 15 minutes. I’m sure it’s nothing.”Amelia has impeccable timing. Ever since that one time she has never been late unless someone was doing something to force her to be late. My wolf howls inside me, worried that something that has happened to our mate.I rush out of the

Maven Relief flooded inside me when I saw that Amelia was okay. There wasn’t a scratch on her and although she looked disheveled, she was still gorgeous. I needed her. I needed to hold her in my arms and know that she’s okay.I told her to follow me and listened to her footsteps as I lead her into my room. The moment she closed the door, I couldn’t resist kissing her.When our lips connect my wolf howls loudly inside my head, thrilled that I was finally doing this. She wraps her arms around my waist and my cock is rock hard from that action. She greedily returns my kiss, her hands tugging my hair, and it’s like she has been waiting for me to take this step.The tingles from the mate bond are overpowering and I want to mark her and take her right now, but my only hesitation is I don’t know if she can feel this. I don’t want to mark her without her approval. I can’t help but nip at her neck and she let