Chapter 9

(Amber's POV) "Oh, it's nothing, Your Majesty. It's my wolf ...." I saw Ryan's eyes blink rapidly as he awkwardly explained to the king. Turns out he has moments of fear too. It was really funny. But the king snaps before he can hear me, "Ha, I get it! Wolves often lose their cool when we face mate, it's just nature. But bear with us for now, you can do whatever you want when we're gone." He even put on a wry smile after saying that. It was so bluntly stated, so of course I understood it. But he was really overthinking it, how could Ryan be interested in me? I held the smile on my face as I raised my eyes to meet the curious gaze of the Alpha King and his wife. "Ryan, you really can't stay away from your new wife for a second!" He demanded with a confused expression, "I thought you were going to fetch the chef so that I could tell them what a wonderful job they did?" Ryan opened his mouth to reply but I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of taking credit for the food or hiding th