Page 102 of Fated to the Rogue

“Were you eavesdropping?” Amaya broke the silence as she turned to her mate. She slowly approached him, causing his frown to fade the second she intertwined their fingers.

“Werewolf hearing,” the Beta recalled.

“Sure,” his mate chuckled. “Since you’re here, I wanted to ask - can we take the truck today?”

“Why don’t you take the Ferrari?” Zephyr chimed in. He placed a quick kiss on my temple as soon as he reached my side.

“Can we?” I asked.

“Of course.” He leaned into my ear to whisper, “If you promise to take good care of Thor.”

I had to laugh. “I will.”

“Good. I don’t like the idea of you driving around on that ol’ truck. That thing hasn’t been safe for the past decade.”

“Hey! The truck works perfectly fine!” Malin growled, playfully punching his best friend’s arm. Zephyr backed away from me to fight him back. They looked like pups trying to dodge each other’s moves as they went on ahead of us, but it was nice to see them so relaxed.

“We’ll wait for you at the cafeteria!” my Alpha announced as they disappeared into the public showers. I shook my head at their childish behavior, but a smile still lit up my face.

“Who’s Thor?” Nisha raised one of her eyebrows.

“That’s what Zephyr calls his car,” I revealed, fighting the urge to facepalm.

“Our Alpha named his car after-”

“Just drop it,” I cut Amaya off. “I still can’t make sense of it to this day.”

Once we made it to the main building, the four of us went our separate ways. But we were only apart for a few minutes to shower in our own rooms before we met again in the cafeteria. We joined our men at the Elite table to eat, and when it was time for them to go to work, we went to the dandelion fields to let our wolves out to play.

The rest of the morning and the beginning of the afternoon went by in the blink of an eye. After lunch, I went back to theAlpha suite to get ready for our girls trip. I scoured through my closet for a few minutes, still overwhelmed by the amount of clothes Zephyr had gotten for me, until my eyes landed on a casual autumn long-sleeved knee-length dress. It was a dark burgundy shade with an orange-and-yellow flower pattern. Aside from looking quite comfortable, it seemed to be a good fit for the weather; days were warmer, tending to get cooler towards the night.

“Go for it,” I heard Dusk’s voice inside my head. “You’ve been waiting for the right occasion to wear that one since you got it.”

I didn’t hesitate to follow his advice. After trying it on, I played with hairstyles for a little bit before deciding to just let it loose. I spun around in front of the mirror, pondering on whether I should put on some makeup or not. When I noticed Zephyr’s reflection beside mine, it almost gave me a heart attack. I hadn’t heard him walk in.

“Goddess,” my mate breathed out, his eyes dark as he made his way towards me. “You look like an angel, sunrise.” His lips touched my neck, ripping a small moan from me as he snaked his arms around my stomach from behind. “I’m gonna miss you so much while you’re out.”

His words made my heart skip a beat. Still gazing at our reflection, I lifted my hand up to his face to caress his light stubble. As excited as I was about my time alone with the girls, that was enough to make me second guess my plans.

“Are you sure you don’t need me here? I can stay, you know.”

He shook his head. “I’ll be fine. You should go.” He gently spun me around, looking into my eyes. “Have fun with the girls.”

Despite his insistence, I didn’t miss the reluctance in his eyes. It was weird, but I was hesitant about leaving him too. The mate bond made it so hard for us to be apart, even just for a few hours. But I took a deep breath, forcing a smile. It would be niceto have some bonding time with the girls, as we rarely had the opportunity to hang out without our men.

“Thank you, moonlight. I’ll see you later…” I placed a kiss on the corner of his lips teasingly. “And I’ll make up for my absence.”

A growl reverberated in his throat. “I’m counting on that.”

After saying our goodbyes, Zephyr handed me the keys to his car. I linked the girls to check if they were ready as I left the Alpha suite. I wasn’t surprised when they said that they were in the front hall waiting for me; no matter how hard I tried, I was usually running a few minutes late. I rushed down the stairs, greeting Amaya and Nisha before leading the way towards the garage. We got into the car, and as soon as we hit the driveway, I hit the pedal just like my mate had taught me.

“Woah! This thing’s really fast!” Amaya yelled in an attempt to be heard over the noise of the fast blowing wind.

“I know, right? I love it!” I confessed. “But don’t tell Zephyr I said that!”

“What happens in the girls trip stays in the girls trip!” Nisha joked, making us all laugh.

It took us just under an hour to make it to the city. The sun was still bright in the sky by the time we arrived at Pines Amusement Park. Nisha was basically our guide, since she was the only one who had visited the venue before. She and Amaya wanted to go on as many roller coaster rides as possible, and though I had never done anything like that, I quite enjoyed the rush.

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