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For a moment, I thought he was going to lean in to kiss me again, but he didn't, instead, turning and making his way backdown the street. I watched him go, trying my best to ignore my wolf wanting me to call out for him to come back and go up to my flat with me. That wasn't the kind of thing I should be doing. Not when we'd both made it clear that we want to get to know one another properly before we go further.
Though I didn't think I was going to be able to restrain myself for too much longer.
Chapter 8
DELIA
Even though I was waiting for Fenrir outside the food market, I realised that I had no doubt that he was going to show up. And not just because of the wolf. He just seemed like a dependable person, and I liked that. The atmosphere in the park was great, and while I'd prefer to have a date somewhere more private under usual circumstances, this wasn't that.
Though there was a part of me whispering that my flat wasn't far from here. I wanted to blame my wolf for that train of thought, but I knew it wasn't true. This was all me. Spending time with Fenrir made me feel at ease, even if I knew that both of our wolves were trying to make us seal the bond before we were ready to.
I was almost too lost in my thoughts to notice him arriving. Feeling bold, I leaned in and pressed a kiss against his cheek. The urge to kiss him on the lips was almost impossible to ignore, but I managed, stepping back so that I could put some space between us. We might have kissed the other night, but I knew that it was better not to tempt fate until we'd at least spent some time together.
"Something smells good," he said.
"I think it's the fried onions," I said. "The food market comes here once a month during the summer, and I always come down to it for dinner. I'm actually excited to be able to come with someone. Though it looks like it might rain."
He shrugged. "A bit of water isn't going to be an issue."
"True. And it's been sunny all week."
"So, if you come down here all the time, then you know where the best place to start is."
"I think that depends," I said. "Do you want food of your own, or are you okay sharing?"
"I'm okay with sharing if you are."
"Good, because that means that we can try more things. There's a stall that serves delicious Korean fried chicken. I think that would be a good place to start."
"It sounds good," he responded. "I do like Korean fried chicken."
"No doubt you've probably had it in Korea."
He chuckled. "If we do seal our mating bond, maybe you can too. We can head to Korea through the portals and be there within a few hours."
I stared at him for a moment. "The portals to the god realm?"
"Yes. We'd go in the one closest to us and come out of one in Seoul, or wherever else in the world we wanted to go."
"I never thought about what it would actually mean to date a god," I admitted. "That would be good. Though it might ruin Korean food from other places for me."
"Perhaps." He reached out and put a hand on my lower back, and I leaned into his touch.
Satisfaction rolled off my wolf in waves, though she wasn't alone in that. I could feel how much I liked it too. I didn't do anything to break the contact until we got to the stand and I had to order some of the food.
The woman put some of the fried chicken pieces into a tray and handed them to me. I held the tray out to Fenrir once we were away from the line, and he took one of the chicken pieces, popping it in his mouth.
"That's good," he said.
"But not as good as in Korea?" I asked.
"The best I've ever had is actually in a restaurant in the god realm," he said. "We can go once we're a little more settled."
"You don't trust us until then?" I asked.
"I think it's too close to where I live," he said.
"So is this a good time to tell you that we're close to where I live?"
