The five course dinner was amazing. The atmosphere was stunning, and Finlay looked good enough to eat. He was

ticking all the boxes I could wish from a date. The way he looked at me, like I was the centre of his world, had me longing

for his mark. The conversation around the table was light, we were all in a good mood. Finlay had his hand resting on the

back of my chair, his fingers lightly skimming my bare shoulder. His aunt was telling me a story from her first formal

dinner back in their old pack. The band had started playing and the evening felt perfect. Both Finlay and I laughed at the

punchline of Matilda’s story. Finlay leaned closer to me.

“Do you want to dance?” he asked. I smiled.

“I do, I have been looking forward to it,” I confessed. He returned my smile and got up. He helped me up from my chair

and told the others where we were going. I saw several knowing smirks from them, but I didn’t care. I knew the time

when Finlay and I could be open about how we felt was almost here. He led me to the dancefloor and pulled me into his

arms as he led me out amongst the other couples. He held me close and I relaxed and enjoyed the moment.

‘You look happy,’ he mindlinked me.

‘I am happy, very happy,’ I told him.

‘It makes me happy.’

“But I want to dance!” we heard a shrill voice object. We both looked in the direction of it, and we weren’t alone. Cindy

was standing next to James. She looked to be seconds away from stomping her foot like a child having a tantrum. Her

face had almost the same pink colour as her dress. James gave her a stern look and she shrunk and then stormed off.

James turned his attention to me.

‘Ignore him,’ I linked Finlay. ‘He has been ignoring me for days. We can ignore him for an hour or two.’

‘I don’t know who you are talking about,’ Finlay told me. He was really on his best behaviour. The music changed into a

slower tune, and Finlay didn’t hesitate to pull me even closer. We rested our temples against each other and I could feel

him scent me. ‘I love you, Red,’ he said in our link.

share this moment

led me off the dancefloor and we headed for our table. Before we

handsome in his dark suit and Becky was

I gave Elder a

he is treating you like a

she

sighed, and I knew the

he

done tonight. I told him it was a shit move, but he won’t listen.” I could

rubbed his

get it over

in half an hour. The place should be empty tonight,”

and Elder said at

do this in private. It’s the dignified

There was a moment of silence as he mindlinked his

says he will see you there,”

to read the complete version

now

and don’t think too much about this.

and

started as we

amazing evening. I will take a little break from it. When I get back one more thing

back home to start the

if he tries

and Jake are within linking distance. I can hold him off until you get there. It won’t come to

why I want to meet, he has agreed to it. I will be back before you know it,’

some privacy. It took me ten minutes to walk through the forest to the bridge, but James was already waiting. His eyes grew bigger as

the clearing.

came,” he

been trying to set up a meeting for

are upset

that you try to drag this thing out,” I

to read the complete version of this

chapter—visit us now and

thought that if

you would have to come back home and then we would have a chance to

over,” he told me.

agreed to meet me, I would have

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