The Road To Your Heart

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Maya POV

Since the moment we stepped out of the car, Eliane was as tense as a stick. She was holding my hand the whole time. I could tell when we passed a pack member from the way she squeezed my hand. When we got inside the dinner, It was obvious from the way she looked at the young couple that she longed for her own kind. When they left, I could see her pain. She tried to act strong and I let her be.

It got worst when we walked inside the supermarket, most of the customers kept glancing at her from afar. They were mostly men, different ages, but It was obvious that they were all here observing us. Thankfully I could easily distract her from all the tension. All I had to do was talk about things I wanted to eat and she would get lost in all the ingredients she needed for the recipe. Or my favorite trick, putting random things in the cart, especially junk food, and she will go all nut trying to put everything back in it original shelves. It was working perfectly until one boy walked in. While all the others took turns to observe us, this idiot was plainly following us and didn't bother to hide it.

The way he was staring at Eliane, got me nervous. His stare was so intense, he was observing every inch of her body and his eyes turned black a couple of times. While I could glare down the others and make them look away, him? well, he didn't seem to notice my presence at all.

When we reached the vegetables and fruits aisle, Eliane was so engrossed in the fresh products mumbling to herself that she didn't notice him standing next to her. The little perv was sniffing the air around her and didn't bother to be discrete about it. Something was odd about him and I couldn't wait to get away from him. And then he leisurely cut the line to the cashier just to stand behind us, did I mention that the idiot was empty-handed. Really!!! is he that stupid or is it just his way to intimidate us.

He got on my last nerve when he, somehow, scared Eliane and made her stick to my side trembling. I moved her away from him and that did the trick. His gaze shifted toward me, and boy was he mad. He glared and glared back, we kept at it until I had to look away in order to pay. He kept glancing at her behind me and for a moment he looked like a lost puppy when she acted busy and ignored him til we left.

When he followed us to the car, well to his car too, I saw it. I saw how he glared at two other boys who were passing by. Whenever any male got near us while we were putting away the groceries he would make sure that their eyes don't linger on Eliane too long, or at all. And when no one was around, he would resume his intense staring, following her every movement. Could it be that instead of keeping an eye on us, he's just..........., noway right. So I decided to test it out.

"She's not allowed to date, so don't waste your time" I said out loud, "What???" they both said in the same time, "You've been staring at her like a perv from the moment you walked in, so I'm just informing you", I turned to Eliane, "Unless he's your mate". she looked at the boy startled and blushing, the boy blushed too when she finally met his gaze. Oh my, that was cute!!.

"No he's not", she whispered. He blinked a couple of times then tried to say something then changed his mind. He got in his car and drove away. "That was interesting" I mumbled to my self. Eliane was frozen in her place, her eyes following the car.

She was out of it all the way back. I stopped for a takeaway coffee, she followed me in and then back to the car without so much of a reaction. When I parked in front of the house, she unloaded the car and started organizing the pantry like a robot. I was watching her precise but absent-minded movements, I even called her I couple of times but nothing.

Was it too much of a joke? now that I think about it, we never had "boys talk" before, so I had no idea what was going on in that head of hers. I continued observing her until she regained her senses. She snapped at me and looked away, she was hiding something from me. "You tell me",....nothing....., "Is it the dating thing? you know I just said it so he would back off, You're free to date if you feel like it". did she take it seriously, I was teasing the boy. She looked at me and then she broke down.