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❄︎𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 8❄︎

•Zephyr•

Hearing my mate defend me like this in front of my parents was a next level of blessing for me.

And then she held my freaking hand! I was seconds from squealing obnoxiously.

As I sit in her car, my hands all fidgety and chest heavy with admiration for this amazing girl.

Thank you Goddess, I silently pray and smile to myself.

"You good? Why are you smiling creepily?"

I get startled by her question and blush in embarrassment of getting caught.

"I'm just really thankful. No one has ever defended me like that. Thank you."

Her face looks stoic and I don't know how's she feeling. I wish I did. I try to focus on our bond but I can only get a bits and pieces of her anger from previously. Other than that, it's blank.

"You don't deserve to be treated like that only because you're a commoner."

My heart swells but the next second I'm worried about something. I decide to ask away.

"Is your pack's gonna be okay with me being a commoner? I mean you're the future Beta and-"

"My pack respects everyone equally. Mates are really sacred to us, so it doesn't matter what rank they belong to. Even one of my Alpha cousins has a commoner mate."

I gasp. Wow. Never heard of such pair. Silver Forest pack sounds like heaven.

"My family already knows about you." She pauses after that. Then following a breath, she continues. "Also about our current situation. Not about Kiara though."

My heart sinks.

"I'll break things off with her. I don't want your family to think bad about me."

If not mistaken by my vision, I swear I saw her lips twitch a little but she quickly puts on her expressionless face back.

"You don't have to if you really like her." The words sound bitter coming from her and I meekly shake my head.

"Pfft. I don't like her. I am just with her to make you jealous." I bite my tongue the moment the words get out and my face pales.

I don't dare look her way as the car suddenly screeches and halts. And before I know it, the heavy scent of woods and dark chocolate surrounds me as I'm pinned against the door and my mate's face is inches away from mine.

Fuck. How fast does she move?

"You were playing with me, huh?" She speaks in a low, teasing tone, her hand rising up to grip my chin tightly. "Maybe I should teach you a lesson."

I don't even realize when my breathing's gotten so rapid as I stare into her mesmerizing blue eyes.

My heart thrums abnormally, and I'm sure my ears have turned red by now.

"N-no." I manage to squeak out.

She smirks, her eyes trained on my parted lips and I feel her thumb going over my lower one, rubbing it and I intake a sharp breath.

Why's it so hot all of a sudden?

Not to mention the sparks flying all over my body, making it too warm down there.

All of it releases me in a second as Isadora gets back to her seat and lets me go, leaving me cold and longing for more, but I'm grateful to not have made a fool of myself in front of her.

She seems just as flabbergasted as she starts the car and doesn't spare me another glance throughout the rest of the ride.

❄︎☽︎❄︎☽︎❄︎