Page 11 of The Alpha's Addiction
“Try again.I need to come up with a plan or a way to play it cool around her.”
“Should be easy enough,” he agrees.
Cyrus raises his eyebrows.“Clearly, it wasn’t easy.”
“You’re not helping,” I snap.
“You should practice asking her out in your head,” Foster suggests.“Come up with some date ideas so you have a plan for when she says yes.”
I nod.“That’s a good idea.”
“Maybe practice some breathing exercises, too,” Cyrus suggests.“Something to slow you down and give her room to breathe.”
I sigh.“Yeah, okay.”
“What are you doing now?”Camden asks.
“I need to do my patrol before heading into town to grab some groceries.”
“Let your wolf out for a run.It’ll burn off some of his energy and make it easier to stay calm around your mate,” Foster suggests.
“Will do.Thanks, guys.”
“Of course.”Cyrus smirks.
I huff out a laugh as I turn north to my pack’s land.
As soon as I’m hidden by the forest, I strip and shift, letting my wolf take over as we race along the northern border, down the east side of our land, and back to where I left my clothes.Things are quiet, which is good for me.It helps me organize my thoughts and clear my head.
My wolf is still on edge as I pull on my clothes and walk back into town.I practice some deep breathing exercises, but I’m not sure they’re much help.
“Hey, Adeline.It’s great to see you again.I was about to grab a coffee.Want to join me?”I mumble to myself as I make my way down the trail.
That was terrible,my wolf scolds.
I roll my eyes.What should I say then?
Walk up to her and bite her.
Yeah, that won’t freak her out,I reply sarcastically.
My wolf growls at me, and I try to come up with other casual date ideas as I head over to the Night Grove Falls Market.I grab a basket as I walk inside and move up and down the aisles.
What does Adeline like to eat?Something sweet, I’m sure.
I smile as I head down the candy aisle, adding Reese’s Cups to my basket.I also toss in bread, pickles, lunch meat, and a few frozen pizzas.
As I turn down the next aisle, pale blonde hair catches my eye.My wolf and I are instantly on high alert as we see our mate at the end of the aisle.
“Adeline!”I call before I can stop myself.
Shit.This is not going according to plan.Again.
My mate looks up, her blue eyes meeting mine.
I smile and wave awkwardly.
Just bite her.This place is empty.No one will even see,my wolf demands.
