Chapter 5

Cade rolled his eyes at his sister-in-law, he was more than eager to help her in this case, wanting to get to know the woman who had intrigued him from the moment his eyes had landed on her.

Gazing down at her small form in the chair, a tingling sensation formed throughout his body in anticipation, as she slowly turned to face him, her light blue eyes widening in surprise as she took in his form.

Cade was struck by her natural beauty, wondering on how old she actually was and if he wasn’t cradle snatching, she seemed so young close-up and her sweet scent drove him wild.

“Mate…” His wolf howled in excitement, his body stilling in shock, as the reality of the situation hit him with full force, it was only as she whispered that he was brought out of his daze.

“Fuck me…!” Ava whispered beneath her breath, her eyes widening as she took in this large sexy man, some of his features similar to Matt’s making her wonder if they were related, he had the same black hair, with a few white strands and his eyes seemed to be a darker grey.

“Ava, this is my brother-in-law, Cade…” Vanessa introduced behind her, “He will be taking you out to lunch, he doesn’t mind…”

Nodding her head in acceptance, her gaze still fixed on Cade, “Did your mother feed you some kind of special food…?” She asked, tilting her head back a bit more, trying to completely take in his size, “Dang…I thought Matt was big, but you seem to be bigger than him!”

Cade crossed his arms, his brow quirking and a barely there smile on his lips forming, as he gazed down at her.

Vanessa laughed at Ava’s comment, “I have it on good authority, that all the men in the Hunter gene pool are big…” She teased, “Why don’t you guys get going, as soon as you have had lunch, the paperwork should hopefully been done by then and you can trust Cade to know the best place for a meal.”

Ava nodded, as she still continued to look up at Cade, though she was getting a neck cramp from just looking up in her seated position, deciding to stand up and get moving, only to feel small next to him.

“Let’s get going before it gets late…” Cade spoke gruffly, turning on his heels and walking away.

Turning towards Vanessa, mouthing the words OMG, then waving her arms in the air, as if to encompass the largeness of Cade, not even noticing that Cade himself could see what she was doing by the reflection in front of him, as well as everyone nearby, getting a few discreet laughs from a few, Cade included, chuckling beneath his breath, shaking his head in amusement.

Following Cade eventually, a thought struck her brain in that instant, poking him on his back, to get his attention, both of them stopping as he looked down at her, “Do you mind if I get a photo with you?” She asked him nervously, biting her bottom lip.

Facing her completely, “Why…?” He asked, genuinely curious, trying hard to control his urge to grab her and claim her on the spot, luckily logic had set in and he realized that she was human and that he had to tread carefully.

Flushing slightly, “You know that fisherman’s tale, where he said he almost caught a big one, but nobody believed him, because he had no proof…” She mumbled out fast, slightly embarrassed at her forwardness, “Well, when I tell my family about you, they are not going to believe me…”

“Ah…got it!” He replied, not wanting to offend her so early in their acquaintance or cause her to withdraw from him, “Then let’s get a photo.”

Cade was really trying to stay serious, Ava was turning out to be full of surprises and he was finding it harder by the minute in not grabbing her and kissing her senseless, there was just something about her angelic features that tugged at his heart.

The fates knew what they were doing when they had chosen her to be his mate, she was the perfect shape and size. Her personality so far seemed to be sweet, humorous, straightforward and gentle.

Ava smiled gratefully, quickly running back to an amused Vanessa, “Here take my phone and please take a photo of us, don’t worry about the quality, I gave up long ago in buying expensive phones, I keep dropping, losing or breaking them, so decided to rather waste it on cheap ones…less money to waste!” She rattled off, quickly making her way to Cade, before he changed his mind, barely registering that everyone within hearing distance had heard her, including Cade.

Standing before him, giving Vanessa a smile and thumbs up.

Cade wished that Vanessa would take a photo quickly, he was ready to crack, he really needed to get outside soon and take a breath of fresh air, otherwise he was going too shock his family and everyone else present, including his mate, by grabbing her and laying claim to her on the spot.

Finally, after a few snap shots, they were able to leave the building, reaching the private parking lot, Ava came to a standstill, her mouth hanging open...