“All right, I’ll see you soon,” Logan says, handing me some cash and bending to kiss me.
I shove it in my pocket.“Thanks.”
“We need to go to the bank and the phone store too,” he says.
I smile.“After lunch.”
He sighs, frowning slightly as he turns and leaves the diner.I smirk as he stops to look back at me twice while he walks back to the car.
“You two are so cute,” Roxie gushes.
I giggle.“He’s great.”
“I know.Fated mates, am I right?”Quinn asks with a wry grin.“Oh, and before we forget, this is Fern.”
“Nice to meet you,” I say.
Fern smiles.“You too.”
I settle into the booth, relaxing as Roxie hands me a menu and the girls talk.The server comes over, and I order a water and a BLT with a side of curly fries.
“So, how was last night?”Quinn asks, wiggling her eyebrows at me.
My cheeks heat, but knowing that they all experience the mating heat too helps to ease some of my embarrassment.
“Perfect,” I sigh, and everyone grins.
“It’s always like that,” Fern says.“I’ve been with Jameson for a few months, and I keep expecting the honeymoon phase to end, but it doesn’t.”
“How did you two meet?”I ask.
I’m horrified to learn that the cult took her too before they took Roxie, her best friend.They shot at Quinn and also held me captive.
They’ve hurt so many people.Unease fills me, and the girls must be able to tell because they all rush to reassure me.
“The Pack is handling it,” Fern promises.
“Plus, Logan would never let anything bad happen to you,” Roxie adds.
I know they’re right, but I still have a niggling sense of unease as our food arrives.
I learn more about all of them and about the pack here.They tell me about the four Alphas and how the land is split between the packs, but they work together as one.I learn about the Midnight Haven and other efforts to help people, especially those who are escaping the cult just north of Night Grove Falls.
We finish eating, and I notice that Logan still isn’t back.He must be giving me time with the girls, I think, as I pay my bill.
“Do you need a ride?”Quinn asks.
“No, I’m going to walk.I think I’ll surprise Logan.”
They all grin.
“It’s hard to stay away from your mate, isn’t it?”Fern asks.
I nod.“Harder than I thought.I was teasing Logan about not being able to stay away, but the truth is that I can’t either.”
“Go get your man,” Roxie cheers.
I laugh.“I’ll see you guys later?”
