Chapter 314

"Stop staring," I murmur, tugging at the hem of my dress.

"Not a chance," he says, his voice low and honest, like he doesn't even realize the words left his mouth.

Heavens, why does that make my heart flutter? It's not like I haven't met men who stared at me over the years, but none of them made me feel what Alec is making me feel. Maybe it's because he's my mate, maybe it's something else, but I can't help the flutter.

I shake my head, fighting back a smile. "You're ridiculous."

"Maybe," he says, eyes glinting, "but I'm also the luckiest man alive right now."

And damn it, the way he looking at me, the way his eyes are shining, it's clear he means every single word he's spoken... and that? That my chest tightens because this is how I've always wanted him to look at me.

Before I can respond, he steps closer, extending his hand. "Shall we?

I hesitate for just a second, then place my hand in his. His palm is warm and his grip steady. He leads me out of the house and toward a sleek black SUV waiting outside.

"Where are we going?" I ask as he opens the passenger door for me.

that grin refusing to leave his

every so often. His strong jaw, the way the headlights brush across his face, and

I made years ago is finally being granted. Along with the excitement inside me, there is

slows, we pull into a small clearing tucked deep in

It's beautiful.

the center, draped in

the night. Strings of lights hang from the branches above, twinkling like stars within reach. Two plates wait on the table, steaming gently as

to Alec, wide-eyed. "You did

shrugs, almost shy. "I wanted tonight to be about us. No pack

for me... and the fact that it's Alec floors me. I guess I didn't know him because I always thought he didn't have a single romantic bone in his body. I was okay

is amazing,"

tiny part of me keeps expecting him to fail; that

keeps surprising me, over and over

door,

out my chair like a gentleman, and I sit down, still reeling

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