A Broken Contract (Alpha's Secret Regret) novel Chapter 34

Sara POV

Avery Hawke didn't give me a chance to refuse or come up with an excuse. He quickly opened the door and sat inside his patrol car to wait for me. When I hesitated, he arched his brow and motioned with his chin for me to get in.

'This isn't a date. We're just getting dessert together,' I told myself. There was no cause for alarm and there's nothing wrong with it if it's an actual date.

After saying goodbye to my dad, I joined him in the car and we headed straight to the town's famous dessert place - Cake and Cream factory.

We ride was silent. It was like he feared that talking would spook me. My mind remained in flight or fight mode for long moments after we got on the road.

Before Nick, I went out on dates with human boys and werewolves who were omegas like me. These were nothing serious and always ended after the second dates. Basically, it often ended when they wanted to take things further. Except for the one before Nick, which made it to the fourth date and first base.

Nick was always the problem. The reason I always held myself back from other guys. As much as I was in love with him then, I didn’t dare hope that he would look at me someday. Yet giving myself to another was so hard to do. However, he did look at me. Right after my nineteenth birthday, on a full moon.

** Flashback: **

I was a college freshman. Like other werewolves, I had just returned home for a short break, though not because of the season. Most werewolves prefer to be surrounded by our kind when the moon is at its peak. I wasn’t one of those. My genes were too weak to worry about losing control. But Nick was the type that had to in the woods or at least, near the pack at times like that. He happened to be home from school too.

The feast in the Reign’s mansion was in full swing. Knowing that he was home, too, I was more than happy to assist my father with work that night. I hoped to catch sight of him before the night was over.

After feeding the dogs and geese, I took out some trash. I also had some leftovers and had just dropped them off for the stray dogs outside. As I was turning around to head back inside, Nick stood a few feet away by the almond tree, watching me.

At first, my heart nearly leapt out of my throat. The full moon pierced through the leaves and branches, bathing him with its light. His eyes had taken on that supernatural shade of glittering amber.

A tingle ran through me as my wolf gave a soft whimper of joy. The word "Mate" rang in my consciousness, making me gasp in delight and fear.

Nick kept his eyes on me like a predator. I caught sight of his fangs as his lips curved into a half smile.

'Mate,' he mindlinked me. It was a soft whisper. His voice in my mind for the first time felt like he'd just brushed his lips on mine.

'Mate,' I whispered back.

Despite the fact that he just acknowledged the bond, my heart still hammered in my chest. I was filled with fear that he would reject me the same moment we found out we were bonded. This was what any other werewolf of such higher status would’ve done. We were under the full moon, and he could’ve gotten it over with immediately.