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Thea and Misty talked as they drove. The first bar was about three hours away. It was the middle of the day, so it wasn’t busy, but they ordered some appetizers and got a feel for the place. 

The next bar was another thirty minutes away, and it only took them a minute inside before they realized it catered to men. Only men. Men who liked to have sex in specific ways.

They got back in the car and started laughing. “The looks we got when we walked in!” Misty said between laughs.

“They were like, ‘you walked into the wrong bar, sister.’” 

“No penis, no entrance.”

They realized the double entendre at the same time and burst out laughing again.

“Oh my goddess, I will never forget that,” Thea said.

They hit a few more bars, and as they were leaving one with a Western theme, Thea heard Misty’s stomach growl. 

“You ready for dinner?”

Misty smiled. “If you are.”

“I marked a few restaurants in the area since I figured we’d be here around dinnertime. What kind of food do you like?”

“What are the options?” Misty said.

“There’s a steakhouse that’s supposed to be good, a Thai joint, sushi, and a diner that’s supposed to be famous.”

“Pve never had sushi, but I’ve always wanted to,” Misty said.

“Me too!”

A short ride later, they were doing sake bombs and nibbling on edamame while they waited for their main order to come out. The waiter looked at them like they were crazy when they ordered one of every kind of sushi roll.

“Who knows when we’ll be able to get sushi again? We have to, right?” Thea said.

sushi would be. She missed them, and spending the whole day away from them made her chest hurt. She knew

of them. They burned a lot of calories just existing and had to eat a lot to

It was Saturday night, and everybody was out partying. This bar had a dance floor and people already dancing. Thea pulled Misty out

favorite so far. We need a dance floor in the

“Totally,” Misty said.

get

“Yeah!”

around the bar then went outside to the patio where the music wasn’t

your

from you?” “Yeah. You said you have celebrity crushes. What about them do you like? Is there

that I have a specific type. Pretty is pretty no matter what their hair color is, you know? I think maybe I’m attracted to the personality more than looks. It’s kind of difficult to pick

Thea nodded.

She smelled nice. She was fun. Had a pretty smile, hair and eyes, and her lips looked soft and pillowy. There was just one problem. She wasn’t Alaric,

her pain ease a little knowing she was on her

you shift?” Thea

weeks after

long it will take for you to find your mate after you shift, but Iam sure she’s going to

be a girl? They teach us that the

you with someone you couldn’t completely love. Mates are designed for each other. Pups need parents who love each other and stay together. That’s what the

from sperm donors and surrogates to adoption. We all know orphans are a big

“I wish other people

try to

haven’t shifted yet, but you feel so strongly

parents and our

not sure?”

of leadership

“Yeah.”

already Luna. The Alpha instructed

believes you’re mates

other, then when they shift, they find out they aren’t mates. I feel like I’ll be disappointing my parents, my Alpha and Luna, and my whole

control over, so

You get it. I guess I’m too close to the situation to be objective. I don’t see what everyone else sees. I don’t get why they’re so sure. We grew up together. We were born on the same day. Our parents are the Alpha and Beta. They raised us together. Of course we’re close. They’ve been my best friends since I can remember. That doesn’t mean we’re mates,

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