Chapter Six ~ Carve out their hearts

That night at the hotel we talked for hours, going through plans, throwing ideas out there, and smoothing them out. We made our way back to Olivia's house the next day, after dropping Claudia off with her tribe. We convinced our parents that we wanted a courting period. It wasn’t an unusual request; a lot of Scions chose to date a potential mate for a while before making a permanent decision.

Luckily for me, my parents had no reason to suspect anything, and Olivia's were just happy that she was finally showing an interest in a future Alpha. My parents went home, while I was moved into a spare room within the Stonefeather household. Claudia had agreed to stay away for a few weeks at least. In the early stages of this, we couldn’t risk any suspicion.

A faint tap on my bedroom door stirred me a little. I groaned and rolled over in bed. It was a few seconds before another tap wrapped on the door. This time it was louder and more urgent. I sat up in bed and turn