Chapter 377: Chapter 377

377 Morning Jog

Jason’s hold on her relaxed slightly. Sandra’s senses felt magnified with him this close... The difference between her attraction to him moments ago was colossal. While she could still control herself enough to keep from saying something silly, this change did not go unnoticed.

“I’m glad you’re still here. It doesn’t feel real. I’m bound to aid Cole as his beta alpha, which means I can’t just do as I please, but you... You don’t have that kind of restriction. You can go anywhere you want. Your family is not even in Lycaon. You could have stayed in Brigadia after Katie was gone and I’d have no right to reject that decision. You could have been stationed somewhere after becoming a hunter. You could have chosen to complete your last school year after Katie left and...”

“Jason...” Sandra called, silencing the beta alpha at once, “I know you’ve always had an eye out for me, but I never thought you were this serious about it,” leaning back into his embrace. She might have as well just accept the reality, like her best friend before her.

Jason chuckled, “To be honest, I’ve had my eye on you since the moment we met. You know how seriously I take the bond between mates.”

“I might have heard a thing or two about that... but why me of all people? I’m... human,” Sandra sighed.

“That doesn’t matter to me,” the man chuckled, “A mate is one’s other half. Their perfect significant other. Finding out that person is human makes no difference to me. You’re perfect just the way you are.”

The hunter blushed heavily. She knew Jason was the occasional smooth talker but he’d never been this aggressive with his words before. It was like he was trying to melt her on the spot. When the alpha noticed the silence that had overtaken the two of them, he asked, “Would you go on a date with me tomorrow?”

Frozen Sandra almost forgot the muscles required to keep talking. She was still trying to process what was going on and she took a minute too long to respond, “Y-Yeah... How long have you been planning this?”

Jason finally released her from his hold and allowed her to face him. Rubbing the back of his head nervously, “I don’t think you want the answer to that.”

.....

“Jason’s a creep, huh,” she confirmed.

“Hey, don’t say it like that. It makes me feel like a pervert when I was clearly just hoping and praying to the moon goddess every day that my wolf and I were not wrong,” the man -panicked.

“Can the goddess be that cruel though? To lead you on and...”

“No, it’s not like that. It’s just that some people can be easy to talk to and a desperate unmated male could mistake that to be a sign. Although, I know what that feels like. We were different and I couldn’t ignore it. The doubts are hard to keep away though,” he explained.

“I understand... and I’m glad,” Sandra pulled him into a hug. There they were again, the sparks that went through her body every time the two of them touched each other. Everything had changed so fast. While Jason had been clearly obsessing over the day when this would happen, Sandra had her own version of longing that kept her close to him.

“Your kindness has been driving me crazy.” Her inaudible words were not lost on the beta alpha’s keep hearing and a smile spread across his face as he hugged her back.

“Happy birthday, Sandra.”

.......

Sandra woke up the next day for her morning jog rejuvenated and ready to conquer the day. She sat up abruptly, only to fall back in the bed as memories of the night before stormed her brain. A chilling rush went through her as she remembered the plans she had for the day.

It was going to be her first date with Jason. The first date with her ‘mate.’ The word sounded foreign as she tried to roll it off her tongue. She’d read about the concept many times and every time she remembered what she’d read, she’d get goosebumps. The girl forced herself out of bed minutes later and joined the pack for the early morning drill.

Lycaon training wasn’t the same as Sirius training. It was much more gruesome even though it passed like a breeze for someone that had been mentored and trained by the Rogue Killer. Sandra still remembered how much her friend trusted her to put down a normal rogue as though it was as simple as breathing. It hadn’t been simple for her, but she bore through it, chasing after the elusive Katie while still watching her go further from her.

“Your head seems to be somewhere else today,” Kyle’s voice broke through her thoughts as they jogged through the forest with the rest of the pack.

“Yeah, well. Today is not a normal day either,” the girl smiled at the thoughts in her mind, then smirked darkly, “A day you might never see in your life.”

“Oh yeah. It must be an amazing day for you. I don’t even know my actual date of birth,” he replied bluntly.

‘Yeah, that’s not what I meant, even though I’m glad you remembered my birthday,’ Sandra suddenly got the urge to facepalm. Her mischievous statement had been rendered useless as well. Kyle didn’t have a birthday.

“The fact that you remember my birthday only makes me wonder what kind of stalker you are,” she stated bluntly.

“Huh, of course, I would remember. You forget it was my job to keep track of Katie’s actions. I knew everything about her and her friends. One could say I was...”

“More than a stalker then. You were probably a peeping Tom as well,” Sandra cut him off.

“I wasn’t the latter, but I see your point now,” he sighed, “Walked right into that one, didn’t I?” he grumbled causing Sandra to laugh at him, however, the next thing he said knocked the smile right off her face, “You and Jason, huh. Congrats.”

“How did...”

“I’ve never seen the alpha happier which is saying something considering he’s always jolly,” the boy replied, “Try to keep up, will you?” Sandra hadn’t noticed her pace slow down and sped up to keep up with the rest of the pack. ‘I guess it couldn’t have been a dream now, could it?’ she thought to herself.