Chapter 72

Xena's POV

Ryder grabbed my hand. "We are okay. Please excuse us." The girls stared at us

in shock as

we walked away.

As soon as we reached the kitchen, an older kitchen worker approached us. "Alpha Ryder, Ms. Harris! Would you like me to prepare something for you to eat?"

"Yes, thank you," I answered after sitting down.

"What would you like?" she asked.

Ryder looked at me. I shrugged. "Anything simple would be fine. I'm just hungry."

"Of course, dear." The worker smiled and headed to the refrigerator to gather ingredients.

We watched as she prepared cold cut sandwiches for us. She also put together a bowl of fruit and a side of pasta for each of us.

"Thank you," we both said as we took our food and plastic forks and left.

"This way," Ryder said, heading toward the front door.

"Oh?" I was surprised, having assumed we'd eat inside.

"The sunshine will do you good."

We walked a short distance to a picnic area. It was like a small park, with children

too young for school running around playing.

"This feels nice,” I said, taking a deep breath and feeling the warmth of the

sunlight instantly brightening my mood.

"I like to come out here to eat when the weather's good," he said.

I looked at his profile, suddenly wanting to know more about this man. "What else

do you

like?" I asked sincerely.

"Well, I don't know. I like watching you work."

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deflection. He always turns the conversation back

only

you plenty about myself,"

reading, stargazing, Sunday drives,

all basic things,"

paused for a moment, seeming to genuinely

"I'm a movie buff."

"What type of movies?"

From black and white classics to

Not a Rambo kind of

"Zootopia's pretty good too."

loud. "I just

"I also collect books."

like

see what you've got. I have a few at home

in the free section of the library when you move in on

raised an eyebrow,

myself.

"Yes, 99.9% sure."

"Why's that?"

yours very quickly.

reaction to my touch."

about our wolves?" For

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could he just discuss this with someone else? Even if it is

he wanted to

"And would you?"

agree, I'd tell the whole

at this. "Does my stuff scare

not sure 'scared' is the right word. Maybe

is still

You fascinate me. I

sees beyond my surface. Most people just see my brain or

the rest.

"Not smart?"

smart, but that's not your only

off guard, and I blinked several

what he'd said, so I took

one's told you that before?" Ryder asked, pulling me

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