After dinner, he asked her if she wanted to take a walk near the lake. The moon is out and illuminates the territory.“Uh, sure.”“You sound like you didn’t want to.” He was amused that she didn’t simply say no.“I just thought we’ll be returning home immediately and get more rest. The weather’s nice, though. Going to the lake should be relaxing.” She wasn’t lying. The moonlight was one of the things that fascinated werewolves over the years. Being able to see their surroundings at night under such a glow was mesmerizing.He took her hand as they walked and she tried hard to get over the awkwardness. It’s always awkward in the beginning. Eventually, their arms were touching and they stood close to each other as they reached the lake. It was a beautiful sight as the ripples in the water reflected the moonlight from above. There were a few other people around and they just stood there. Polly inhaled the fresh air gently blowing in their direction. She shivered a little. Next thing she k
Shit! Her eyes widened as she almost face-planted on the ground. Almost, because he pulled her back at the last second. It annoyed her and she groaned in frustration. He was toying with her again!She found her footing, swiftly turning around and launching numerous punches on him in a fit of anger. He looked helpless as he didn’t mean to trip her. He allowed her to release her anger before restricting her movements, essentially ending the match. He caught her wrists and placed them behind her. She got annoyed that he caged her again.“Why are you so angry?” His tone surprised her. She didn’t think he was capable of sounding like a whiny child. It made her speechless and she looked at him with wonder.“You’ve done well today. There’s no need to be so mad. Are you still angry because you weren’t allowed to join your team?”Polly panted, catching her breath. Fuck. His gaze was drawn to the movement of her
“I’ll sleep outside. Good night, Polly.” He figured it would be better for them to be apart for the rest of the night. Fuck, he’s already hard. He might need a cold shower and deal with it with his own hand. He grimaced at the thought.Polly grabbed the blanket and covered herself with it. She felt exposed, as if she was naked despite being properly clothed. She was thankful that he stopped and left. She’s not sure how to face him. She actually enjoyed his kisses. Ugh. Goddess, no! She didn’t want to give in this soon.Her head was a mess and she couldn’t sleep. He has only been here for a couple of weeks, how is it that they have already progressed to this stage? She wanted to rationalize it.She hugged a pillow and stared at the wall across the room. After her incident, he had treated her with care and respect. He kept his promise. He didn’t make a fuss when he brought her back. She’d been thinking of him f
She was fuming! He went on to a few more matches. Thankfully, she wasn’t called for a third match. It could happen the next day or on the last day of evaluations.They went home and she went to shower. Jared made a quick run to the pack house to get their dinner. Since the evaluations began in the morning, he had no time to cook. Though Polly was curious, she didn’t pursue the subject at the moment. She’ll look into it when the evaluations are over.She was happy with her win. It was more meaningful than her loss. She kept looking back at both matches, analyzing how she managed to win the second.She grimaced. Sure, she kept training to become stronger, but it’s not as if her opponents weren’t doing the same. They all do. They all aim to become better. Her wins can’t be guaranteed by the amount of time she spent in training. It’s not that simple. She groaned, still feeling unaccomplished.She went out of their roo
He faced an array of opponents, only few of which she would consider highly skilled. The rest were roughly at her level.She left for a moment to get them food from the pack house. She didn’t want to be there during the actual lunch time. Jared was slightly distracted when he saw her leaving. It’s not really a big deal, he tried to convince himself. He became slightly pissed and finished his opponent quickly. He glared at Ren who was puzzled by his look. What did he do?“I think Polly’s getting lunch from the pack house.” He figured the man was looking for his mate.Jared paused and squinted. Hmm. He began to feel something odd within himself. How come this guy can guess where she went? And how come he didn’t think where she might have gone? The disparity in their level of understanding Polly annoyed him.He was itching to punch the guy, so he decided to leave and search for her instead. He was relieved when he saw her
“You asked my mom?”“Yes.” He seriously didn’t want to talk about it, but she seemed interested.“Really? What did she teach you?” She recalled the dishes he has made and felt as embarrassed as him when she realized. Damn. He made her favorite dishes! It was her turn to cough and blush.Jared scratched the back of his head as he tried to indifferently answer her questions.She wasn’t sure how to proceed. What he did was endearing. She’s not too dumb to think he didn’t do it for her. But it was really unexpected! She would never have thought he would do something like it. She could only imagine how her mom taught him.“Why didn’t you tell me?” He seemed to be doing it for a while already and she only noticed in the last week or so.He’s not sure what to say, so he shrugged.“You were quite good.” She felt the need to compliment him. Besides,
When Polly found him there, she became really annoyed. So, he’s avoiding her now? Pursing her lips, she went to prepare their breakfast. She did it grudgingly and made enough noise to bother his sleep. He was indeed awakened by her unnecessarily loud movements. He went to wash up first before standing close to her in the kitchen.She raised an eyebrow at him. “It’s my turn to cook.”“Is there anything you need help with?”“Oh, you want to help?” Her sarcastic tone made him frown. The man was confused by her slight aggression.“Can’t I?”Polly shrugged and took a moment before deciding to speak up. Nothing’s going to happen unless she confronts him.“Did I upset you yesterday?” That’s as direct as she could get.He was surprised by her inquiry and immediately replied with “No.”Her lip twitched and she eyed him for a few seconds
“I swear if you say one more word . . .” She warned him and he hated to see her red-rimmed eyes, like she’s about to cry.He nodded and really didn’t dare to say anything. They resumed her training and he only dared to speak to advise her and give her some pointers.When they were done, she immediately returned to the house without a backward glance. Jared couldn’t help but feel like a failure. They were already getting somewhere but he just had to mess it up.They were quite civil for several days. Polly’s birthday landed on a Friday. Her teammates greeted her and gave her gifts.“What did your mate give you?” Hana curiously asked.“Nothing.” Polly thought he probably didn’t know it’s her birthday.“Nothing? I bet he’s going to surprise you later.” Hana elbowed her with a meaningful smile.She lopsidedly smiled and inwardly sighed. She’s n