CLAIR Three days had gone by since that disastrous breakfast with Jake. I hadn’t seen him since that day, so I spent most of my time training and volunteering at the daycare. Tonight will be a full moon. Four pups were expected to shift, and I convinced Aaron to let me join him since he was the one overseeing when pups shifted for the first time. He would be helped out by two other warriors. Glaiza would be among the pups shifting tonight. I worked with her at the daycare, and we’d been spending a lot of time together for the last couple of days, so when she told me she would be shifting, and how scared she was, I volunteered to stay with her. And I was glad Aaron let me join. I wanted to let Rain out. It has been a long time since she went out for a run. Of course, I had to make sure Jake wouldn’t be around, or it might not end well if Rain saw our mate. Luckily, Jake had to attend some meetings in the nearby town and wouldn’t be back until midnight. Then shifting would be done

JAKE I woke up with a soft body against my torso and my nose automatically sank into her neck, letting her smell consume me while sparks traveled all over my body. It would be nice to wake up next to her every day. I moaned hungrily and found my lips starting to nibble and suckle her skin, making her stir but she remained sleeping. I felt my dick coming to life, but before I could do more, I heard soft knocks on my door. My body automatically jerked up from the bed as I palmed my face! Fuck! This will be messy! I got up from my bed and put on my sweatpants before grabbing the blanket to cover Clair from head to toe. I had no idea what I was trying to achieve, only that I hoped not to wake her up yet. I opened the door slightly, just enough space for the person outside to see me. Standing outside my door was Jenny, a worried expression written on her face while my Gamma and Beta were fast approaching. Fuck this! "Alpha. We’ve been trying not to disturb you but we’ve been looking

CLAIRThe last few days have been exceptionally quiet. I felt like everyone was walking on an eggshell whenever I was around. Aaron has not uttered a single word about my heat or about my relationship with Jake. He simply went on with his usual routine and dropped by from time to time to check on us. Although I missed his protectiveness, I was thankful for the privacy and the space at the moment.Jenny has gone quiet as well and didn’t ask as many questions as she used to. Not that she did anything wrong, but maybe she felt bad about everything I said. I would if I were in her shoes and heard everything. I was sure no one would want to hear their friend embarrass herself in front of her brother and the man she liked.But on the other hand, Dad was an exception. He was never the type to invade my personal space, literally and figuratively, which I was thankful for, but lately, he has been more responsive and attentive to me. He was constantly checking if I needed anything or if I wanted

JAKE I drove in silence, just listening to her heartbeat and her breathing. It was a comfortable silence. It was overwhelming, but in a good way. Her scent all over the car calmed and relaxed me and my wolf. I threw her a glance and saw that she was biting her lower lip. I felt the urge to tug it so she wouldn’t hurt herself, but instead, I reached out for her hand sitting on her lap. She looked at me with her mouth open. She wasn’t expecting my action. I smiled at her and entwined our hands together before taking them to my lips and placing a gentle kiss on her knuckles. I saw her swallow hard before I was able to put my eyes back on the road and placed our entwined hands on my right thigh, brushing her thumb with mine. It felt good. The spark didn’t leave my body and just kept intensifying. I could get lost in this, and for now, I didn’t care anymore. "Do you feel it? The sparks..." She asked softly, her voice caressing me. Her eyes beamed with happiness as she stared at me.

CLAIR It was almost two hours now and Jake was nowhere to be seen. I’d been itching to ask the Beta if he had heard anything from him, but I kept my mouth shut. I didn’t want to sound too eager. Beta Gavin and I were at the dessert table, picking sweets and judging them one by one. We just finished rating the people around the ballroom. I shared with him that when I was hanging out with my human friends, we usually pass the time by rating girls or boys according to their hotness or physical features from one to ten, with a perfect ten being the hottest! And because we were both bored, we tried it on the Alpha females and males around us. The Beta rated me at 9.5, and like the gentleman that I knew he was, he never rated anyone higher than me tonight except for his future mate. He was saving the perfect 10 for her and I think that was sweet. I couldn’t wait until he met her and swept her off her feet. I was stifling laughter from something the Beta said when a voice came out of the