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“Lucky you,” I said. Aaron’s eyebrow cocked up. “Not about your grandfather dying, but about having someone who wanted something different for you. Though I love my parents and this town, it’s all about tradition here.”

“You don’t have to stay here, you know,” he said.

“Nah, it’s not that bad. There is just more pressure to be a certain way.”

“What sort of way?” he asked, with genuine curiosity.

“I’m the only daughter of the Alpha. I’ve always had eyes on me. There are guys who are only after me so they can become part of the bloodline, you know. They court me for the status. I’m supposed to be strong, but not too strong; smart, but not too smart. Once I marry, any notion of working better leave because I may be raising the next Alpha. So, I must devote my life to my cubs. There’s a lot expected of me.”

“What if there wasn’t, what would you do? What are your dreams?”

I scoffed at that, “I gave up dreaming a long time ago.”

“So cynical,” he said with his charming grin. “We are mates, right?”

I nodded not sure where he was going with this. “So, that means that our destinies are intertwined or whatever spiritual connection you want to allude to. Now, I’ve always been a restless spirit, but I’ve done my exploring. So, if you were to tell me that you wouldn’t dream of leaving Hertford, I would stay here with you. We’d buy a big ass house down the street from your parents and fill it with cubs.”

I chuckled, “Down the street from my parents? Not likely.”

“Iris,” he said engulfing my hand in his, “if you could have anything for your life what would it be?”

I thought about it. I looked back over my life here in Hertford.  My job was okay, so was my apartment. I had a few friends, but no one who understood me. I loved this town, but if I had to choose it, would I? I didn’t know what else was out there.

“Aaron, my dream is to be happy and
you
make me happy. So, whether I’m here stuffing a big ass house full of your cubs or hunting in some foreign wilderness, I’d be happy if I’m with you.”

I stood up then, leaning over our plates of pancakes and kissed him deeply. I didn’t care about the scene that I was making or what kind of word got back to my family. I loved him. Somehow, he became a shining light in my life slowly encompassing everything. I was myself with him no matter how awkward, gentle, or intense that may be. I loved him.

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