“Do you need more time to go around?” Riley asked me, his hand tucking my hair behind my ear.
I shook my head. “No. I’m done for the day.”
“Darvin, should we go and check the store we were discussing earlier?” His gaze was on him, but he was still holding me in his arms.
“Nah. Maybe next time. If your Luna is done, then let’s call it a day.”
“You okay?” He asked him.
“Yes.”
“Do you want to drop by my packhouse? We can grab something to drink.”
“Next time. I just want to go home.” Alpha Darvin answered as his eyes darted in the direction where Celeste had gone. He then closed his eyes for a moment and turned around before urging us to follow him back to the parking lot.
RILEY.
Nadia and I were already driving back to our territory after spending the afternoon with Darvin in the neutral city. And as much as I wanted to ask Darvin if something went wrong, it seemed he didn’t want to talk about it. So I let go, but I already had my hunch about the human, Celeste.
But I was not sure. But it was a possibility. Darvin was not the one who got his tongue-tied. In fact, he talked way too much. So there must be something about Celeste that got into him.
Shifters being mated to humans are rare but not unheard of. Humans, unlike shifters, would never be able to smell or feel the sparks of the mate bond. So the only way to identify if humans were mated to a shifter would be through the claim of their own mates and the unexplainable attraction.
If Celeste were Darvin’s mate, he might be having second thoughts about letting her know because of his condition. But I ought to find out. Whether he had a wolf or not, he deserved to have his own mate. And maybe it was for the best that the Goddess mated him to a human.
I tried to shove Darvin out of my mind at the moment since I had another matter I needed to discuss with my Luna.
“By the way, my love, open the dashboard there and pick up the envelope inside.” I broke the silence between Nadia and me as we threaded the road going back to the territory.
We were alone in the car, but one car followed us with three warriors inside—just for added security.
Nadia pulled out an envelope and scrutinized it, but there was nothing written on it. “What’s this?”
“Open it. It’s an invitation from Jacob and his Luna. They will have a blessing ceremony for their pup, as well as his Beta and Gamma’s pups.”
She nodded her head as she beamed at me. “It’s about time I meet other Lunas and other females.”
“Caspian and Andrea are invited as well,” I added, my eyes focusing on the road ahead because I was not sure how she would take it.
“You’ll be okay if they’re there?” She asked me, and I just realized we have the same concern.
I smiled and clasped my hand with hers before bringing them to my mouth, kissing the back of her palm. “I’m okay. Will you be okay?”
She smiled at me and nodded her head. “I’m with you. I can face anyone as long as you’re beside me.”
“Good. But we are invited to be there a day earlier. Just us. Jacob wanted you to meet everyone first before the ceremony.”
“Oh, that would be lovely! Is the Beta coming with us?”
“No, but Sebastian and Jenny are coming. And then Jenny’s mother will be moving to our pack, so they will take her home with us after.”
“Wow, that’s lovely! Jenny has been wishing for that.”
“And I wonder why she never told me.”
“She probably didn’t want to add anything to your shoulders.”
“But it’s nothing to be a bother.”
