When they touch me (Shelagh Milano) novel Chapter 17

I shake my head, ignoring Cassy’s insult and attracting Matthew’s attention. But as usual, he doesn’t say anything.

For a short moment, I think about asking him about the wolfless woman who was executed, but I refrain from it at the last second.

Wanting to change the subject, I finally ask him more about him.

I guess the more they will let me into their hearts, the less probable it will be that they will execute me.

“So, do you have any hobbies?” I ask, poking my long spoon into the bowl of ice cream that we are sharing.

“Hobbies?” He looks at me wide-eyed.

I giggle, taking another spoonful of our dessert. “Yeah, you know the things you do when you are not training to be the best Gamma ever.”

“Ah, I don’t have any hobbies.” His lowered voice and his lightly blushing signal me that he isn’t being exactly truthful, but I let it slip.

“Oh, okay.” Lowering my head, I continue to scrape against the ice cream with my spoon.

After a few seconds of awkward silence, I try to loosen the tension up a little bit and smile at him. “Well, at least your Luna will be the luckiest of her kind. To have someone this focused by her side to protect her.”

He regains his wide smile, making me giggle.

He is just too cute.

Just as he is about to say something, his eyes glaze over. As he gets out of the mindlink, he lowers his head defeated while he clicks his tongue.

I’m about to ask him what happened, when the door swings open with a bang, making me jump.

“Ah, here you are.” Logan jogs down the few stairs, reaching us with a broad smile.

He halts right next to our table and boxes his brother’s arm playfully. “Keeping her all to yourself, eh, Matty?”

Matthew doesn’t respond to it and keeps his head low without even grumbling.