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I laughed. “I think he does, but something is holding him back. I put an end to it, though.”
“You love him, don’t you?”
I looked up to see the knowing look in Millie’s eyes. There was no use lying to her. “With every fiber of my being.”
“Then I should apologize.”
My head snapped back up. “Why?”
“I invited Thomas here because I knew he was interested in you, and I thought the feeling was mutual. I thought I’d play matchmaker. I mean, he’s quite a catch.”
I giggled, then clamped a hand over my mouth. “I never giggle,” I said, which brought on a peal of laughter from the two of us. When we finally calmed down, I said, “You don’t need to apologize. You didn’t know. And Thomas is showing interest, and I can’t say I’m not attracted to him; because, funnily enough, he smells like the guy I love.”
Millie nodded. “Yes, he has a certain smell, doesn’t he? It’s very attractive. And have you noticed it’s gotten stronger today? I feel like it’s bombarding all of my senses.”
“Yeah! I thought it was just me ‘cause I’m sensitive to that smell.”
“Nope, not just you. The girls noticed it too. I wonder if he put on a healthy helping of cologne this morning because he thought you liked it?”
“Oh, I hope not. That would be so embarrassing.”
“It’s a mystery. If Lira was here, she’d go right up to him and ask him what his smell was all about.”
“I’m glad she’s not here!”
“Right? I’m always telling her to turn down the Lira factor.”
I shot her a smile. “You two seem to balance each other out. It sounds like you have a great relationship with your sister.”
“We do in a way. We’re such opposites, but I do miss her. Hopefully, I’ll see her soon. But on that note, I think we should head back before a search party comes looking for us.”
When we got back to the table, Thomas and the girls had finished up most of the food, leaving a few bites for me and Millie.
“Thanks for saving some!” Millie said, giving the girls a look that sent them into a fit of giggles.
“You two were taking too long. Thomas even went to the restroom and came back. Plus, I told you I was starving,” Jozy said.
“I hope you saved room, because I have the best boba tea place after this,” Millie said.
“More food?” I said, rubbing my belly.
“Always,” Millie said with a wink.
“While you four finish up here, I’m going to go make a quick phone call,” Thomas said.
“We’ll see you outside,” Millie said, waving to Thomas before turning back to us. “We’re going to get drinks and head back to my place.” Millie paused for a second. “Well, technically, it’s Becca’s place right now.” She turned to give me a hug and said, “I’m so glad you’re here. I just knew when we first met that we’d become good friends.”
Thomas
I walked outsideand dialed Pac’s number.
Her story checked out. With the ears of a wolf, I heard everything Becca and Millie said when I walked by the bathroom door. Hovering, I’d listened to as much as I could. Becca had never really opened up to me, so I was glad to finally get confirmation that what Pac had said about the situation was right. The only thing I was confused about was the smell she said I emanated. I didn’t think I smelled any different than I usually did, but maybe my senses weren’t what they used to be.
Becca said she loved Pac but didn’t think she could have him. I wondered how horrific her parents could be to keep her away from the man she loved. It had sounded pretty bad with her crying the way she was in the bathroom. Thank goodness I bumped into Pac when I did. It was clear he and Becca deserved to be together. No one should keep two lovers apart that were meant for each other. I should know.
My fists clenched as I remembered how my best friend and his lover had been physically removed from each other’s presence and then tortured so they could flush me out. Before that, I thought I’d still had a chance of living with my pack, of staying with my sister and parents. But my parents were under surveillance now my uncle was alpha. The latest letter my sister sent had reached me only a couple of weeks ago, begging me to come home. She’d said times were dire, that they needed someone to defeat my uncle. But I knew if I went back to my pack, he would kill the rest of my family just to make an example of my insubordination, and I couldn’t do that to them.
The phone line picked up on the other end. “I’ll be there in thirty minutes,” I said and hung up.
