Which reminded me that I had to call her and tell her that the big, bad, grumpy Alpha turned out to be my fated mate.
“Anything you want more?” Riley’s mouth was on my ear and his breath was fanning over my skin, sending shivers of pleasure down my spine.
You. I only want you. All of you.
I smiled as I tilted my head to look at him. Our faces were just inches away, and it was taking too much of my restraint not to smother his face and kiss him.
Lately, I’ve been getting too aggressive with my actions, and although he would stop me from going further most of the time, I was happy that he was returning the intensity of my kisses.
I snapped away from my thoughts and scanned the area, checking for other fruits that I could buy. Riley had just paid for the oranges that I asked him to buy, and I thought I would love to have some apples and pears, so I took his hand, which he tightly gripped in his, and we walked towards the other side.
We passed by a vendor that was selling little trinkets and fridge magnets, and he called the Alpha’s attention.
“Maybe you want to buy some Alpha? These are handmade.”
“How much are five pieces of this?” I asked while Riley was bent down, checking the items.
“Two dollars and fifty cents for five pieces.”
“Then we will take ten.” I nudged Riley’s stomach with my elbow.
He looked and winked at me before turning his attention to the vendor.
“We’ll take twenty.” He told him, and I couldn’t wipe the smile on my face.
The vendor jumped to his feet and began showing us the majority of the nicest ones, and when we had twenty pieces of fridge magnet, he placed them inside a plastic bag before handing them to Riley.
“No discount for us?”
“I will take just nine dollars, Alpha. The one dollar is a discount for you and your lovely female.”
But I cut him off before he could say anything. “Thank you, that’s a nice gesture, but the Alpha was just kidding. We will pay for the full amount.” I smiled at him while my heart was thudding loudly. Will Riley get mad thatI overpowered him? I just didn’t like the idea of taking some of the man’s money when I knew Riley could afford the one dollar.
“If your Luna said that, then I’m not allowed to complain, right?” He snaked an arm around my shoulder before pulling me into his side as he handed him a ten-dollar bill.
The man in front of us blushed as he scratched his head while looking at me. “Thank you, Luna…” And he bowed his head in respect to me.
More than his actions, my heart fluttered at Riley’s words. He didn’t even make a big fuss about my decision not to take the discount.
After we left the man, I coiled an arm around his waist as we walked in the middle of the open market to the area where I wanted to buy the apples and pears.
“Do you know that those vendors selling outside who just have a little space have less capital for their businesses than those who are inside the malls and boutiques? That’s why I never asked for a discount or bargain on their products. I hope you didn’t mind that I did that. And I didn’t even consult you before doing it.”
“No, not at all. I am happy to learn things from you.” He squeezed my arm and gave a soft peck at the top of my crown.
It didn’t slip my eyes the way the crowd around us was looking at us.
Riley was not scared of showing affection, and I didn’t know if I should feel giddy or scared.
This was all too good to be true, and I was scared that at any moment, my bubbles would pop and every happiness I felt right now would be taken away from me.
And I wasn’t wrong.
When we reached the vendor selling apples and pears, I started choosing fruits when someone called for him behind us.
We both turned around and saw a female, probably in her late twenties, holding a girl who was around six years old. They were standing ten feet away from us. She smiled and nodded at us before looking again at Riley.
“Alpha, my daughter wants to meet you if you don’t mind.” She said this as her little girl tried to hide her face on her mother’s back, clutching a doll in her arms.
