  &quot;Celene…&quot; she shouted happily upon entering the house with the vision of the woman in their living room. Seated in the living room was the familiar figure of her cousin. Colleen was the niece of her mother and she was known in their pack as her father was mated into a human. Her parents were one of the rare cases just like her but unlike her, her father willingly accepted her mother easily and they left the pack to live a normal life in North Carolina. It was a bliss as well that even though they left the pack, they still visited them every now and then.
  Celene stood up from her seat as she saw Colleen s arrival. They both ran towards each other as they engulfed each other in a tight and warm embrace. Excitement surged through both of them. After their greetings, Colleen walked further to the living room and greeted her parents before she sat down beside Celene.
  &quot;Hey

  Colleen s knees felt like jelly as she witnessed the scene in front of her. Sarah was on Patrick s lap which was like a dejavu of what had happened before. However the only difference was unlike before, Sarah and Patrick were kissing each other. She felt like her heart was being stabbed in a million pieces.
  Taking a deep breath, Colleen fisted her hand in anger. She took a deep breath to control her anger. It seemed to her that the both of them were enjoying their blissful moment as they did not even notice her opening the door nor her standing right in front of them. She did all her best to control and calm herself because she knew that she needed to be strong. Inside of her, she could feel Cale wailing in anger and annoyance but she concealed her behind the back of her mind.
  She tried to reason out herself and her wolf as Patrick is a human. That was why she needed to be calm bec

  Patrick felt dismayed as he already knew that Colleen would decline his invitation because he could hear the hesitancy in her mind. It was just his foolishness that he still wished and hoped that this time might be different and he would accept. He knew that she would decline his offer for marriage, so he was willing to take things slow instead. Any reason to keep her close to him would be enough for the moment.
  &quot;Can you be my business partner? Not only suppliers of fruits and vegetables but also a part of my business. I will give you half of the ownership of our company. At least in this way we can reward you from saving my parents' life. Please, I'm begging you.&quot; Patrick said beggingly out of gratitude and hope for love to return. With a deep breath, he slightly pulled his pants higher as he kneeled down in front of Colleen. 
  Colleen could not help but gasp in surprise 

&quot;Celene…&quot; she shouted happily upon entering the house with the vision of the woman in their living room. Seated in the living room was the familiar figure of her cousin. Colleen was the niece of her mother and she was known in their pack as her father was mated into a human. Her parents were one of the rare cases just like her but unlike her, her father willingly accepted her mother easily and they left the pack to live a normal life in North Carolina. It was a bliss as well that even though they left the pack, they still visited them every now and then.
  Celene stood up from her seat as she saw Colleen s arrival. They both ran towards each other as they engulfed each other in a tight and warm embrace. Excitement surged through both of them. After their greetings, Colleen walked further to the living room and greeted her parents before she sat down beside Celene.
  &quot;Hey, what brought you here?&quot; Colleen said as she leaned closer to the table to grab a glass of ora

Chapter 24