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Theo

I kick my feet up on Brooke’s desk, leaning back in my chair as I watch her work. I take in the way her long fingers glide across the keyboard, the way she furrows her brow and chews her lip in concentration. She’s fucking adorable. I still can’t believe she’s mine.

Well, almost. We’ve still got that whole marking thing to take care of in order to seal the bond. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, and I feel like we’re both ready, but I’m just waiting for her to give me the green light. Maybe I’ll set up an epic date that’ll totally blow her mind, to the point where she’s begging for me to sink my teeth in her shoulder and claim her officially. Something to make it special. Andyes, Iknowhow fucking cheesy that sounds. What can I say? I’m fucking hooked on Brooke. I don’t care if it makes me look weak, because with her beside me, I’ve never felt stronger.

She must feel empowered, too, judging by the way she stood up to my dad the other day. I’ve never had someone do something like that for me- not since my mom died. I was so humbled by the things she said, and so fucking proud of her for standing up to that asshole and giving him a piece of her mind. She may play the nice girl, but Brooke’s no shrinking violet. She’s gonna make a kickass luna someday.

If I ever become Alpha, that is.

“Are you just gonna sit here and watch me work all afternoon?” Brooke teases, eyes still fixed on her computer monitor.

“If you’ll let me,” I say, lips tipping up into a sly grin. I actually do have things to do, but since I had to come to the hub to gather report, I couldn’t help but steal a few minutes with Brooke- and now that I’ve settled in beside her, it’s hard to leave.

She slowly turns to face me, a coy smile creeping across her face.

“I love watching you work, baby,” I murmur, waggling my eyebrows.

Brooke lets out a laugh, slapping at my bicep with the back of her hand. “Whatever.”

“It’s true. The way you scrunch your nose and bite your lip when you’re all focused is cute as hell.”

Her cheeks flush, her smile deepening.

I drag my boots off of her desk, turning in my chair to lean in closer to her. Fuck, she smells good.

“Can I take you out tonight?” I ask, reaching a hand out and setting it on her thigh.

“Where?”

I pause, grinning. Give her thigh a squeeze. “It’s a surprise.”

I’m hoping she’ll say yes, since I’ve already roped Gray and Fallon in on a double date. Surprisingly, Fallon was all about it- so I guess she wasn’t being disingenuous when she said she was rooting for us after all. I just hope she doesn’t talk to Brooke before tonight and ruin the surprise.

Brooke rolls her eyes, setting her hand on top of mine. “You and your surprises.”

“Hey, I thought you liked my surprises.” I grin mischievously.

“Most of them,” she admits. “I just never know how to dress when you don’t tell me where we’re going!”

“Wear whatever,” I shrug. “You look great in anything.”

And in nothing.

She rolls her eyes again. “A little guidance would be nice.”

I shake my head. “No way, kid, that’ll give it away.”

Brooke blows out a breath, folding her arms across her chest. “Fine. What time?”

“Eight?”

She nods, pushing back and spinning to face her monitor. My hand slides off of her leg in the process.

I wish I really could stay here and watch her work all day, but I’ve got a few things to take care of before tonight. Most importantly, I’ve gotta re-organize the patrols and get a list up, since the border cameras are now fully functional. I rise to my feet, grabbing my jacket off of the back of my chair.

“You taking off?” Brooke asks. Is that a hint of disappointment I detect in her voice?

“Yeah,” I breathe, dragging my chair back to the conference table behind her desk. Then I come up behind her, stooping to loop my arms around her neck. “I’ll see you at eight,” I murmur, pressing a kiss to her hair.

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