NovelEnglishChapter 0055
Everything was perfect. Exactly as | had planned. | knew she’d be angry at first but unless she made a public
spectacle of leavingon the dance floor, | have about four and a half minutes to tell her how | feel.
| could see the change in her the minute | started telling her about her mother’s and father’s sacrifices. Her
surprise, her mouth dropping open as | went on and on about what her family had done for mine.
As | continued my story, | felt Kai push forward. He wanted Artemis to know that he was also part of this, that he
also appreciated what her parents had done for us. It has the desired effect as | see Artemis push forward to join
the conversation as well.
| was so right about the jewelry. It’s a perfect match to her eyes when Artemis is forward. Her beautiful eyes
which have haunted my dreams. Even though my entire focus is on her, | make sure that we continue our dance
and I'm pleasantly surprised that she does not have any trouble following my lead. She's perfect.
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| continue to tell her that I've wanted to meet her for years, hoping across her at any pack event. Then letting
her know that | want her to get to know me. This is key. | want, no, I need her to fall in love withbefore she
turns 18 and Artemis feels the mate bond. | want her to feel it before the bond takes effect, to know that it is me
that she wants in her life.
| can feel her shock at what I've said and how she is struggling to adjust her lifetof thinking aboutwith
what I've just told her. | pull her closer, feeling my body tingling at the contact with her, even through our
clothes. | touch my forehead to hers, needing the skin to skin contact, but also making it impossible. for her to
look away from me. | want her to understand that this is just the beginning. | have every intention of making her
mine, showing her how wonderful our life can be together.
| can tell the minute that it has beca bit overwhelming for her as she changes the subject and asks about
my song choice. She seems completely taken off guard. when | tell her | chose the song for her. | tell her sof
the other choices | went through before choosing this one. | smile internally at her blush when | mention ” 50
Shades of Grey’ and asking if that’s her kink. Her blush is beautiful but, as expected, she ignores my question
and pushes back to her original question. | tell her | chose this one because | had really hoped that she would
wear the dress and jewelry | bought her. She did, and she does look absolutely perfect.
So, when I tell her it wasthat got them for her, I'm prepared when her steps
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falter and | accommodate to make sure our dancing seems seamless to anyone watching.
When Artemis pushes forward and | hear them both thank us, Kai also pushes forward to reply with me. He was
desperate to have her in our arms, and now that she is, he is calm and content in my head, practically willing to
roll over and show Artemis his belly.
Then she asksabout the jewelry. So, someone recognized what | had done. Not hard if you've ever seen
Artemis in her eyes. But then | decide to go a step further and let her know that I've been dreaming about her,
hoping she won't specifically ask about the dreams. She doesn’t ask outright, but her devious smile gives her
away. And, now I'm wondering if she’s been dreaming ofas well. Goddess | hope so.
When she licks her lips, it is all | can do to not kiss her. | don’t know if she’s ready for that yet and | don’t want to
scare her off. ‘Kiss her! Kiss her!" Kai barks in my head. Instead, | tell her I'd rather save that for our second date,
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When she asksif I'm counting this as a date and then givesthat grin, it remindsof the first lines of All
ofand why | nearly chose that song.
‘What would | do without your smart mouth?
Drawingin and you kickingout.
You've got my head spinning, no kidding
| can’t pin you down.”
Yeah, she has a smart mouth and one day, very soon, I'll be punishing those beautiful lips with my own when she
gets smart with me.
But | don’t want her to think ofas her Alpha, | want her to think ofas her lover, her mate, her friend, her
partner. So | ask her to callRik. | let her know that when | take her out, she will know it’s a date. I've never
had a reason or desire to really wine and dine a girl. They always fall at my feet and don’t seem to expect much
fromother than a possibility of being the next Luna, which was never an option.
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