My Pet Mate

Chapter 31

*Annabelle's POV*

After Adam left, I waited for Fred to come out of the bathroom. I had no idea how to tackle this. Telling her I already knew will probably break her trust, but at the same time pretending not to know at all will eventually do the same thing. There were not good options.

Freddy walked into the living room wearing a pair of my sweatpants and a hoodie I gave her. "Hey, thanks for all this. I think I would have been terrified if I had been at my apartment right now." She spoke up.

I gave her a smile as she sat down on the couch next to me, "You'd do the same thing for me."

Fred cringed, "I wouldn't wish my situation on anyone really."

An idea popped up in my head, "Do you really think it's that bad? I mean, I'm not trying to tell you this is all ok but there are plenty of novels out there praising werewolves into high heaven. Most of my students would sell a kidney to date a werewolf. I'd know, we literally had that conversation the other day."

Fred let out a sigh, "It's just terrifying. Jasper has always been so calm and collected and then he suddenly turned into a massive animal. An animal with sharp teeth and claws. It was way bigger than normal wolves too! You should have seen it, Anna. He looked so scary!"

I bit the inside of my cheek as I saw the fear in her eyes. I mean, Adam told me that his wolf form is bigger than a regular wolf because he's an Alpha and I can't really see Cade as scary. Then again Cade is usually just asking for head pats. I bet he could be absolutely terrifying if he wanted to be.

"What if he's actually really sweet? Like a dog? A really... big dog?" I asked her.

Fred actually shivered from fear, "He definitely didn't look like he wanted a hug."

Oh, if only you knew Fred. All a wolf wants is to cuddle with their mate. "Maybe you were so freaked out you didn't see it."

Fred frowned, "I don't think so. By the way, where is Adam?"

I smiled, I was already prepared for this question, "Walking Cade."

"Ah, ok." Fred responded before looking out of the window, "Anna, what am I supposed to do now?"

"Do you want my honest opinion?" I asked her.

Fred nodded and I gulped, "I'd say talk to him. Don't get me wrong, he terrified you and sure, if he can really transform into an aggressive creature then by all means break up with him and tell the police about it or something," I blabbered, trying to make Fred see she had a choice in this,

"But at the same time, I don't think he would have told you about this if he didn't really care for you. Being a werewolf must be some sacred secret to humans. If he was willing to tell you a secret, that no other humans know, then that must mean that you mean a lot to him, and that he trusts you fully." I explained to her.

Fred was silent for a few moments. Chewing on her lip while she thought about my words, she then sighed, "Do you really think he trusts me that much?"

I nodded, "I can only think so. Maybe he felt bad for keeping such a big secret from you and he wanted to show you that he trusted you with anything. Maybe he was planning on explaining better after he transformed or something."

"You know, for someone who's supposed to be on my side you do like to defend Jasper in this don't you?" Fred teased, and I had a small victory moment at seeing her smile. I was making progress.

I shrugged, "I'm just trying to see it from both of your perspectives. I often have to do that since I'm a teacher, so I guess it's natural for me. Besides, not to be rude but you and Jasper are a really cute couple, would be a shame if that went to waste." I told her with a wink.