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“Wait,” I said, turning back to the store as we walked through the doors. “You didn’t get anything.”
He blushed. “I’m always ahead of schedule. One more day won’t kill me.”
I laughed as I brushed a finger over his warm cheek. “You’re one of those ‘list’ people, aren’t you?”
His blush deepened again.
“I am. I’ve got a plan for everything.”
That only piqued my curiosity.
“Is there a list for me?” My smile was wide and it only broadened as he ducked his head. “Okay, now I need to know what’s on it.”
“Finding out your favorite things, courting you, trying to make you see that we’re not all bad,” he mumbled quietly. His hazel eyes begged me to understand and not get angry.
For a moment the flecks of gold and green in his eyes captivated me. There was so much emotion in his eyes, as if he refused to hide his feelings from the world. I admired that about him.
“I love that you cared enough to make one,” I admitted. “No one has ever given me that much thought.”
This time his eyes flashed with indignation and fury.
“They’re all idiots, Tori. You’re worthy of being loved, they’re just too blind to see it.”
His declaration was said with so much passion that my chest ached and I had to fight off the sting behind my eyes.
“Thank you,” was all I could manage to choke out but he just gave me his crooked smile and helped me load my car with the bags. He seemed to know when I needed words and when I needed some time to process.
Felix was everything I wanted in a mate, I just had to let myself have him, because he was already ready for me.
“I’ll follow you to your place, Tori,” he said as he pulled me into a hug. Just like I’d done earlier he nuzzled into my neck, his scent covering my skin and settling something within me.
“It’s not far,” I managed to get out. My voice sounded strange and breathy but he didn’t call me on it. Felix was too sweet for his own good.
He nodded and stepped back, waiting for me to climb into my own car before he was jogging down the aisle to his little black Focus. For such a bright person, he had a lot of black in his life. Yet, it only seemed to make him shine more.
A smile formed on my face when he was following me home and for the first time in a long time, I was ready for something new.
Then my phone dinged, a text coming in. I didn’t think anything of it until I saw that the number wasn’t one I saved.
Unknown Number: I’m here, Tori. Just open your eyes.
Chapter
Eight
Felix
Tori was everything I could have hoped for and more. Even if she tried to hide her personality from the world, I saw it underneath it all.
She had a determination to her as we started making dinner. Her kitchen was small and I could almost picture us doing this in a packhouse together, cooking for our alphas.
A pang lanced through my chest at the thought. She’d made it clear she had issues with alphas and what little she’d given me on her past only made that idea sink in.
We might never have that.
I wasn’t going to give up on that hope just yet. Already she was opening up to me and I was soaking in everything there was to know about my omega mate.
She was focused on chopping peppers and onions. Her eyes were narrowed and arms tense as she made the meticulous cuts. They were a bit too big but she didn’t draw away when I stepped in behind her, leaning to one side so I could see and moving my hand over hers so we could move the knife together.
