Chapter 139
Tresa’s POV
We settled onto one of the cushioned benches beneath a wide umbrella, plates balanced on our laps, the buzz of the party hurening all arend
I hadn’t realised how hungry I was until 1 took the first bite of roasted chicken wrapped in herbs and citrus flavor blooming arse my tongue
so fast it almost made my eyes water.
“Oh wow, I murmured. I forgot food could taste like this.”
Erin was already halfway through her plate, nodding emphatically with her mouth full. I swear if they fed us like this back at the facility, I’d have never questioned the whole mate thing.”
Fiora chuckled, her gold hoop earrings catching the light as she leaned back against the cushions. “This is Rico’s way. A little chaos, a little glamour, and a whole lot of grilling. He doesn’t believe in dull meals or quiet gardens.”
“I kind of love that,” I said, glancing around again. There were wolves laughing by the poolside. A few couples danced barefoot in the grass to the Latin beat playing over the speakers. Children dashed between tables with juice boxes in hand.
It didn’t feel like a stronghold or a war zone. For a brief moment, it just felt like life. Like a holiday we’d landed ourselves on.
“You’d be surprised how rare it is,” Fiora said, watching me carefully. “To see people like us smiling in a place like this.”
“People like us?” Erin asked, reaching for a drink from a tray that passed nearby.
“Humans,” Fiora clarified softly. “You weren’t raised in a pack, were you?”
I shook my head. “Raised in a facility. It was all… training. Waiting. Hoping you’d be picked by a decent male and wind up at a pack with a
familiar face.”
Her face shifted. There was something like anger behind her eyes. “They called mine a ‘transition centre.‘ A lot of girls thought it was the best shot they’d ever have here. But it was just another kind of cage. Funnily enough, I ran from it before Rico found me stumbling on to his
territory.”
“You ran?” Erin asked in a gasp, stunned. “On your own?!”
Fiora nodded, her smile touched with steel now. “Yeah. I made it halfway across the country before I got caught stealing from a supply truck.” She let out a dry laugh. “Luckily for me, Rico was the one driving it, became fascinated by me.”
Erin blinked. “Seriously?”
Fiora grinned. “Dead serious. He didn’t turn me in or kill me. Said he admired the guts I’d had to leave. Made me sit up front and tell him my story over a sandwich. That night he offered me a place in his territory. Not as a mate at first. Just as someone free to live there.”
“But you did become his mate,” I said, tilting my head, curiosity taking over me.
“Eventually,” she said, brushing a crumb off her lap. “But it wasn’t some instant mate–bond fantasy. It was time. Choice. Trust. That’s why I stay. Because he gave me all three.”
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Lifting my head, I spotted Kane standing there, with Kion, Rico and Seth surrounding him as they laughed and drank from chilled be
But his eyes were on me. Locked with mine.
“My mate…
The words entered my mind so softly, like a whisper as I gasped.
Had I really heard his voice? Did I think it up on my own?
‘Kane?!
I think hard, watching him from across, seeing his brows raise suddenly, his features turning to sheer amusement.
‘It’s finally worked! We can mind–link one another now, my angel!‘
His words rush in to my mind quick, like an invasion of privacy that I had welcomed openly.
How could such a thing be possible?! For a human, this felt like a super power that I had managed to unlock!
‘I can hear all of your thoughts… it’s not a superpower!‘
I hear him laugh in my mind, gasping since I hadn’t actually attempted to send him a message that time.
‘So you can hear literally everything I think of now?!‘
I stare across at him, mesmerised and lost in what was happening, as Erin chatted to Fiora about a topic I had no idea about – too occupied to
care.
‘I can, yes.‘
He responds again, as I watch his smirk grow across his face from afar.
It was then that my brows pulled together in confusion, before I responded mentally with a;
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“Oh nothing! I’ve the figured out that I can mind link with Kane so we were texting it out!! laugh, waving them off as Fiore stoles at the
“Oh excellent!” She nods, before Erin returns to telling her about our time in Russia…
‘Sorry where were we? You were saying I have a weak mind?!
1 return instantly to face Kane, seeing him responding to something Seth had said before hit focus is hindered by my message.
His gaze instantly turns to me, as Seth looks amused, slapping his shoulder and figuring out for himself what was going on…
‘What if a huge, handsome guy walks by one day and you read my thoughts then?!”
I attempt to joke, before watching the smile wipe clean from his face…
Crap!
‘I was just kidding by the way!‘ I quickly add, as his arms move to fold across his chest.
He’s pissed!
‘I wouldn’t think that anyhow!‘
I add again, panic surging since he hadn’t yet gave one single response… before;
‘We will discuss that upstairs tonight.‘
What had I gotten myself in for now?!
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
