After arriving back at the pack house we headed straight to my office. Where I took a seat behind my desk swiveling my chair around and patted my thigh for Andie to set.
Without hesitating she laid her little purse on the corner of my desk and perched herself up there where she belongs.
I then started checking my emails and decided to catch up on my work at Alpha Energies.
Andie used my laptop and logged into one of her online classes to watch a lecture on carbon-based compounds .
We worked in silence just doing our own thing but I couldn't help stealing a few kisses on her cute little cheeks occasionally.
Then I started noticing that my girl wasn't getting embarrassed or giggling anymore when I did it .
Actually she was just ignoring me and continued to watch the screen on my laptop. So instead of kissing her cheek I started stealing kisses on her neck.
Which made her squirm a little and her breath hitch. Her scent would also spike every time I kissed the spot where my mark will be .
I smirked,pleased with myself as I continued to read over a report sent out by the EPA on monitoring unregulated water contaminates. But then suddenly she shifted her weight on my thigh slipping sideways a little.
Which startled me and with out thinking I threw my arm around her to keep her from falling. But my hand landed straight on her chest as I pulled her back against me .
She gasped " Zack " but didn't push my hand away. Instead her scent spiked and she made a little mowing sound as she squeezed her thighs together .
Then a wave of desire shot through our bond that took my breath away. And that's when I noticed she wasn't wearing a bra and I had pinched her little nipple between my fingers.
My other hand curled around the metal letter opener that I had been absentmindedly fidgeting with. Snapping it in half as I sucked in a deep breath to calm down.
Which didn't help a damn bit. In fact it only made things worse by bringing the scent of her arousal into my nostrils and making my wolf growl.
Finally I was able to breathe out. " You ok, sweetheart." As I tried to act calm and composed slipping my hand back down to her waist and helping her settle back onto my thigh.
" I'm fine" she murmured, but her cheeks had turned red as a ripe tomato.
I grinned and held back my teasing as I kept my hand firmly planted on her waist and waited until the lecture she was watching to be over.
Then I shut down my computer and patted her thigh." Come baby, let's get cleaned up for dinner." I suggest, knowing damn well that her panties were sticky and probably a bit uncomfortable.
She didn't hesitate and jumped straight up to follow me up stairs to her bedroom.Where I pushed the door open and kissed her forehead.
Then I strutted on down the hallway stepping inside my own bedroom. Where I stripped off my clothes and headed straight to my shower to give myself some much needed relief.
After a nice cold shower I didn't bother to comb my hair and just threw on a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt before going back to Andie's room.
Only knocking once before I stepped inside to see my girl was thinking about comfort the same as I was. Even though she looked a whole lot cuter then I did. Wearing a pair of black leggings and a sage green crop top sweatshirt that didn't expose any of her belly. But still made it easy for me to touch her soft skin by running my fingers around the band on the bottom of the sweatshirt.
Then just as I was reaching out for her hand my mom mind linked me saying. ' Dinner will be served in the garden on the back patio.'
Well, that could only mean one thing. We must be having dinner with Skyler's parents and my mom and Mrs. Blair are biting at the bits to see Andie's ring.
I chuckled to myself as I thought about how to tease her. Then tugged on Andie's hand to have her follow me."Come, sweetheart we're having dinner in the garden."I informed her, we then headed in that direction briefly stopping at my room to grab the velvet box off my dresser.
Then we hurried on down to the back garden just to be eyed like the prime rib dinner on a casino buffet by every old woman in mine and Skyler's family..
But it didn't take long for my mom to hurry towards us asking worriedly " Did you find a ring?"
" We did." I replied calmly, not offering to take it out of my pocket to show her. Just to watch her squirm with anticipation to get a glimpse of it.
Her eyes darted around checking Andie's fingers then traveled to the little purse hanging on her shoulder . Finely coming back to rest on my face . "Well let me see it." She demanded.
Slowly I reached into my pocket and brought out the little velvet box flipping it open. Mom gasped with both hands flying up to cover her mouth.
Then she squealed excitedly. "Oh goddess! It's beautiful " just to have all the other old hens come rushing forward to gawk at Andie's ring.
But after a bunch of overly sweet praises and a reminder that the designer would be here tomorrow morning for Andie's final dress fitting. They finally let us make our way over to the food table.
Which was loaded with a mouth watering array of good old fashioned comfort foods. Making it hard to choose between the meatloaf, fried chicken, and the beef pot roast.
So I didn't, instead of choosing only one entree. I grabbed two plates handing one to Andie nodding towards all the side dishes. "Get our sides, sweetheart. We're sharing again tonight and make sure to get a lot of mashed potatoes, I love them."
" Good plan," Andie agreed ,diving straight into the creamy mashed potatoes. I love the fact that Andie likes to eat a lot too.She's not picky and this food sharing works out great for us.
So after filling both of our plates we took a seat at the table between great grandpa James and Skyler's great grandpa Howard.
Who both turned their sharp gaze on Andie giving her a through look over before Grandpa James informed us." Called your grandpa Daniel yesterday. He's going to be staying at my house while they're up here for your ceremony. He also told me that you have a shadow wolf."He murmured, grabbing my attention and making me wonder what the hell that means.
" Shadow wolf?" I ask,needing more information.
Grandpa James shrugged "That's what Daniel said, I've never seen one before. But there used to be a children's book about a beautiful girl who became a powerful warrior and formed her own pack. She won hundreds of Alpha challenges before abdicating her Alpha position to her son." He murmured, only confusing me more.
And making Andie giggle. " Well, if that's how you become a shadow wolf I think grandpa Daniel was pulling your leg. Because I've never led a pack before and I definitely haven't won any Alpha challenges." Andie said, giggled again.
But grandpa James shook his head." That was just a children's book back when I was a little cub. But the rumors say that shadow wolves are female Alpha's with the same speed, strength, and aura, as a male Alpha. But it's hidden in the shadows completely undetectable by other Alpha's." Grandpa James yammered,leaning over to take a good whiff of Andie.
Which made her giggle again and ask " Well, how do I smell?"
" Like a male Alpha." Grandpa James said,causing Andie to raise a brow.
" Really?" She ask, curiously. As I continued to stuff food in my mouth acting oblivious to what he meant.
But grandpa James chuckled ."Yeah, you smell just like Zack . Does he ever let go of your hand." He ask, jotting his chin towards our connected hands.
"Never " I said, seriously ," She's stuck with me."
Then Andie made a shushing sound wiggling her index finger for grandpa James to lean over ." I'll tell you a secret " She whispered," I think he likes me, even if I do have a shady wolf."
Grandpa James played along with a straight face. "Oh, you think so?" He ask, feigning a surprised expression.
Andie gave an exaggerated nod giving the hand I was holding a pointed look as she lifted our hands off the table a bit for grandpa James to see.
Grandpa James ,hummed " Maybe he's just clingy." He murmured, making Andie giggle and me choke on my meatloaf.
"What the heck grandpa." I grumbled,still trying to dislodge a piece of meatloaf form my throat.
But that didn't stop grandpa James he winked at Andie adding " sensitive too. Maybe that wolf of yours can straighten him out."
"I don't know," Andie drawled "she's awful grumpy and arrogant. With no patience when it comes to dealing with people."
Grandpa James raised his old gray eyebrows latching on to that little bit of information. "Arrogant, you say? Do you think she'll let me meet her?"Grandpa James ask excitedly.
But instead of agreeing right away Andie hesitated for a moment. " uh.. you want to go for a run with her?" Andie finally stumbled out sounding really unsure if that was a good idea .
Grandpa James chuckled "No, that might make her boyfriend jealous."He said teasingly giving Andie a wink.
Making it obvious that Grandpa James just wanted to see Andie's wolf. And making me a little bit worried and more curious about the conversation he had with Andie's great grandpa Daniel. So curious, that I mind linked grandpa and ask.'Does her grandpa think this shadow wolf thing is going to harm Andie's wolf somehow?'
' Being a shadow wolf isn't a disease, Zack. There's absolutely nothing wrong with Andie's wolf, if that is truly what she is. All it means is that she's a very rare female Alpha. Her wolf carries all the traits of a male Alpha the same as yours. Now you have been with Andie for a month. Have you noticed anything unusual that might make you believe that Andie has Alpha male traits? Daniel seems to truly believe that Andie is a shadow wolf.'Grandpa James sent back while he was still going on with Andie about my wolf being jealous of his handsome wolf.
' Andie has an unusually large wolf, her wolf is almost as big as mine. And she's extremely fast and agile. My wolf couldn't keep up with her in the woods because she could slip through smaller spaces that he had to go around.And she did it without braking her speed.Andie is also fast in her human form she can move through the woods like a warrior and her wolf can definitely issue an Alpha command. But couldn't Lucius do some kind of test to know for sure. I mean,he has another daughter and a son to compare Andie's blood test to.' I sent back just to see my grandpa grin.
'Who said he hasn't? Daniel seemed awfully sure about what he was telling me.'