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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.

spending the whole day away from them made her chest hurt. She

Alpha blood, both of them. They burned a lot of calories just existing and had

they arrived at the next bar, it was Starting to get busy. It was Saturday night, and everybody was out partying. This bar had a dance floor and people already dancing. Thea pulled Misty out on

need a

“Totally,” Misty said.

get

“Yeah!”

to the bar and ordered drinks. They did a lap around the bar then went

what’s your type?” Thea

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

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 someone out of a bar

Thea nodded.

She tried to imagine kissing Misty, but she couldn’t do it. Misty was pretty. 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, Conri, or Kai. Thea just didn’t have romantic feelings for her. She

were on the road. Thea felt her pain ease a little knowing she was on her way to the

you shift?” Thea

few weeks

don’t know how long it will take for you to find your mate after

do you think my mate will be a girl? They teach

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

to adoption. We all know orphans are a big problem in the werewolf community. Rogue attacks kill so many parents.

“I wish other people saw it

going to try to

haven’t shifted yet, but you feel

our parents and our whole pack.

not sure?” Misty

pressures of leadership thing this

“Yeah.”

acting like I’m already Luna. The Alpha instructed the security detail that’s following us

believes you’re mates

I’ll be disappointing my parents, my Alpha and Luna, and my whole pack if we end up not being mates. I don’t want to let anyone down. Then there’s the idea of watching someone else be their Luna, their mate. I don’t think I could stay in the pack, and I love my pack. I’ve been

a lot of pressure, and the matebond is something you don’t have control over, so there’s nothing you can do

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

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