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When they were on the way to Midas’s, she asked, “Do we have plans tonight?”

“Well, I was thinking I should take you out on a date since you’re my mate and everything. What would you think about that?”

“I’d love to.”

“I’ll plan something really amazing for us.”

“I can’t wait.”

Now he just had to figure out an awesome first date for his mate, something memorable and perfect for them. He had all day to figure it out, but he might talk to the queen and see if she had any ideas.

After they met with Midas and Maya, and he’d managed to speak privately to the queen while Sadie talked to Midas about joining the pride during the July full moon, he took his mate back to the house so she could unpack her things.

“First things first,” he said, looking at the few belongings she had. “We need to take you shopping.”

She turned to him and held out a wad of cash. “This is all I have.”

He gently folded her fingers over the cash. “Don’t worry about that. I have money. Everything I have is yours. When you’re ready, when things are settled and you get to know the town and pride, you can find a job if you want. There’s no rush, you had a big upset to your life and anyone would need time to adjust.”

She blinked suddenly glistening eyes at him. “You’re so sweet.”

He held her while she cried, tears that she said were a mixture of sadness for what she’d lost but happiness for what she’d gained.

He vowed then to make sure she never wanted for anything, least of all love and support.

“I promise to give you the best life, Sadie,” he said.

“Oh, Gavin. I think I’d be lost without you.”

“You don’t have to worry about that, I’m not going anywhere.”

She hugged him a little tighter. “Good.”

Chapter

Eleven

“You have to let me carry something,” Sadie said as she and Gavin walked out of the mall. His arms were loaded with bags and he’d refused to let her carry anything during their marathon shopping trip.

He side-eyed her. “You suggesting I can’t carry clothes and shoes?”

“It’s a lot,” she said.

He held two fingers out toward her where a striped bag held makeup and body lotion that smelled like sweet pea flowers. “You can carry this.”

She took the light bag from him and chuckled. “I’m sure that lightens the load a ton.”

He grinned.

Damn, she loved his smile.

Sweet and sexy and filled with promise.

Devon strode ahead and unlocked the SUV’s liftgate so Gavin could put her things away. They hadn’t been allowed to go anywhere on their own, which was a rule in the pride to ensure everyone’s safety, so he’d reached out to his friend, who’d been happy to come along with them.

She put the small bag next to what she could only describe as a mountain of bags filled with clothes to take her through summer and fall at the very least and ducked away from the vehicle so the gate could lower.

“Where to?” Devon asked.

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