Chapter 0956

The next few minutes pass calmly, the girls getting lost in their games, Jesse splitting a can of orange soda between him and Midnight, pouring some into a glass for her and taking the can for himself. Then he sighs, leaning back on his hand, studying his mate.

"What?" Midnight asks, taking a sip of her drink before resting her cheek on her knee.

"You just look...better, Mids," Jesse says, his eyes moving over her. "You've put on some weight. You look healthy. It makes me happy."

She narrows her eyes. "Are you going to try to seduce me now?"

He laughs, shaking his head. "No, I didn't mean it like that."

"Good," she murmurs, turning her face away, again watching the girls like a little dragon that has unwillingly let intruders into her cave and isn't happy about it. "I'm not doing any of the romance stuff. Gross."

"No worries," Jesse says on a sigh, searching his heart. But still, even as he does, he realizes with a rather strong assurance that even if Midnight is his mate, and even if he can admit that she's a beautiful girl, he is...still not attracted to her. Not in that way.

His wolf turns in his soul, anxious and confused, not getting it. Shouldn't he be attracted to her, if she's his mate?

Maybe it doesn't work like that, his wolf says, pacing back and forth. Ariel said she had a stronger sexual connection with Jackson than Luca...

But she still made out with Luca. A lot. She

can best be described as a wolfish little shrug. Maybe it

if Jesse accepted it, beyond which they can still see

says, hesitating, maybe things would

hums aloud,

just tell me," Midnight

to the moment, shifting

about me," she says on a huffy sigh. "What is it you want to

smiles, pleased again with

if you meant what you

lifting his can of

his lips, taking a sip. "About wanting to enroll in Alpha Academy in the fall? And coming this spring, to help watch Marigold and study as

and

Ariel - I think I would be a great spy,

ferocious little mate. "I'm not trying to stop you. I'm on board," he says, truly meaning it. "But,

eyes go wide, her jaw drop ng open. "You dare to mention the

away like smoke, glancing over at the little girls, not wanting them to be afraid. But they continue their games, giggling and trying on different

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