Chapter41:

He interlocked our fingers. My stomach churned, I couldn't help but grin. I remembered the time when I saw him. I never considered him to be so close to me, my mate.        I squinted at him. His easy smile settled peace within me. The fear I felt about the transaction washed away. I could deal with anything with him. I had felt something from him from the start when I saw him in Wolf form first, like I had known him forever, it didn't make sense at first, but now I knew. Mate!        "And you hungry? We can go out for dinner." He smiled.        A deeper sense of calm washed through me, "Dinner?"         "We can cook at home." He suggested.         I halted to look at him, "I really wanted to go out today, but not anymore." I said.         He motioned for me to continue walking toward the maze of trees and I fell into step along with him. My friends gave us privacy. The fresh air felt so good against my skin, the smell of grass, soil made me forget all the worries, "You can cook for me