186 Ayla

“Oh, sweetie sit down do you want me to make you some tea?” Dean speaks up stunning everyone in the room.

He was causing, Cynthia to skid to a halt. Before snapping at him why he would offer her tea, as she doesn’t need one. I was wondering the same thing. I would ask him about it later as he seemed so certain of his question that I figured he had a valid reason for offering her tea.

“Well, my granny said it helps with a broken heart, I don’t know much about a broken ego. But you know as your pack mate I figured I would try to stop you from embarrassing yourself further. We all love our Princess, and a dozen pack mates are applying for the position of her Gemma. We all think you are a nuisance. The pack fool and honestly girly I pity you. Even your fated mate never tried to contact you again.” His smile is sickeningly sweet but his voice is dripping with acid.

Krystel and the other two pack members in the hall burst out laughing. And as much as I tried to stop it I could not hold it back either.

“And who are you to get involved with my business?” Cynthia tried to save face.

“Dean is my Gemma, and because he is higher ranked than you.” Krystel and Dean turned to face me like clockwork. Cynthia stared at me with an open mouth. And I wanted to clasp my hands over my mouth.

The answer had come out instantly, without thinking about it. But when I did think about it, I knew it felt right. All I wanted was a Gemma who would fit in with the rest of the group. One I was sure I could build a friendship with. Dean and I had instantly hit it off. And

back so fiercely helped too. It was not like I blamed the other pack members for not interrupting Cynthia. It was more that everyone knew she had been harassing me. They must have known she was not here to apply for the position as my Gemma. And even if she was, it would not be grounds for her to

Dean had let her get that far. Cynthia

Dean asked me, all of his bravado was gone like he was scared to be disappointed when

feeling a bit guilty for the two girls who had been

get it you must be able to blindly trust your Gemma and after that” Lianne smiled at

as far as to shout a congratulation to Dean via the open door. Now all I needed to do was go over the rest of the details with Dean. Hoping he would agree to them, if he wouldn’t I would have made a fool of myself just now. And I hoped

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first question, Princess

if he wanted to tell me I would of course hear him out. So I sat down, took the coffee

out all about you, and what you have been through. I know in the beginning some of the pack members found fault in you taking your time getting to know Griffin. But to me, it showed so much strength, in all your appearances you seem so collected and kind. You really are as impressive as a royal wolf should be. But you still seemed so kind and down to earth. I told my mom I wanted to help you out. She was the one who heard you were interviewing people to be your Gemma. She suggested I should go and when

decision. Picking an unmated wolf as my Gemma was a bit of a risk. he could very well find his mate and learn they are even higher ranked than a Gemma is. We would cross that

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