Saving His Mate

Ch. 25: First Date

I completely forgot what Almec had told me. In the midst of so many stories from the past, the fact that he was going to come pick me up to go out escaped my mind.

"Are you ready to go?" Almec asked me after knocking on the door.

"Mierda," I cursed under my breath.

I closed the book immediately, grateful that he couldn't see me at that moment. I still hadn't checked my appearance in the mirror but I was sure that between all the crying and despair I must have been a mess.

"I'll be there in a minute."

"Did I tell you you're going to need a swimsuit?" Almec's voice came from outside the room. "I think I forgot about that. And don't wear something too warm, but don't forget to grab a coat for the road."

The perfect excuse came to me like a blessing. Although I can't deny that I was curious about the dress code.

"No, you didn't tell me anything, but it's okay. I'm just going to need a few more minutes to get ready."

"Take your time, I'm not going anywhere."

I was right, I looked like a mess. My eyes were swollen, my cheeks were red, and my hair looked like a bird's nest. Well, it wasn't that much of a problem either, a little waterproof makeup could solve it.

By the time I finished putting on my makeup and styling my hair in a French braid all traces of my crying session had disappeared. Plus the lilac milkmaid dress I had chosen looked very adorable on me.

"I hope you didn't get bored of waiting," I told Almec as I opened the door.

He took my hand and kissed it on the knuckles. "It's worth every second if that means I get to see you in the end. You look beautiful, by the way."

If I had any insecurity, it all disappeared thanks to Almec's adoring look. Not only did he have a way with words, but he also looked at me as if I were the representation of the Moon Goddess on Earth.

"Thank you. I wanted to look pretty for you," I confessed, looking at the floor to hide my blush.

"You always look gorgeous to me, you don't even have to try."

There he went again, saying things that made me melt. I wasn't even sure if Almec knew the kind of effect he had on me.

"Ready for our first date?" he asked me, offering me his hand.

"More than ready."

***

I expected Almec to take me somewhere in the town, to be honest, I was a little worried about having to run into the pack members. However, he had other plans, and we ended up heading into the forest.

I'm not going to lie, the first thing I thought about when we crossed the tree line behind the mansion was the hunters. I felt as if one of them was going to appear from among the trees at any moment.

"This area of the forest is private, it belonged to my family for generations. It is fenced and no one can enter, the idea was to have an area to be able to run in our lycan form."

The breath I was holding came out along with all the tension. It was incredible how much Almec knew me that even though I didn't say anything, he could already see what was wrong with me.

"Do you come here often?" I asked him, intertwining my fingers with his.

"Every day." He sighed and for a moment looked up to the sky. "My wolf gets restless if I don't let him out for a while each day, I'm afraid that if I keep him locked up I might wake up the beast."