Chapter 10: Mina
Moana

Smiling to myself with closed eyes, I nuzzled deeper into the warm embrace of my bedmate, inhaling the smell of his chest.

Wait…

My eyes shot open, as did his at the same time. We stared at one another in disbelief for several long seconds before I felt my face get hot. There was no denying the chemistry in the air between us as we gazed at each other beneath the warmth of the sheets, but I knew deep down that this was wrong. Edrick was my boss, and I had signed a contract to not get romantically involved!

Blushing, I quickly pulled away and climbed out of the bed. I noticed that the cardigan I had worn to bed the night before now lay on the floor, so I picked it up and quickly put it on to cover myself while Edrick sat up slowly in bed.

“I’m sorry,” I said, my back turned to him as I buttoned my cardigan. “Maybe this isn’t the best idea.”

“Perhaps,” he replied. His voice was low and gravelly from sleep, and it admittedly made me feel even more attracted to him. “But I have to say that I haven’t slept that well in ages. Excluding our night in the hotel, of course.”

As I finished buttoning up my cardigan, I felt my face flush an even deeper shade of red. No response came to mind, so without a word, I quietly slipped out of Edrick’s room and hoped that no one would see me.

Unfortunately, that wish did not come true as I almost immediately bumped into Ella, who was standing outside of her father’s room.

“Oh! Good morning, Ella,” I said, trying to act nonchalant as I smiled at the little girl.

a few moments, processing,

you doing in my daddy’s

to sleep with him? While the simple agreement was that I was only there to sleep beside him to help him sleep and not become romantically involved, there was no way to explain that to the wary little

in here to tell me that…” My voice faltered as I tried to come up with an excuse. “…That he

I felt a wave of

excited voice turning into a

for breakfast at the bakery next

pulled my cardigan tighter around myself, letting out a sigh of relief once she was out of sight. At least I had a way with

something suitable for the summer heat: a comfortable cotton dress and a pair of sandals. I pulled my hair up into a ponytail, and by that point, Ella was already excitedly banging on my door and singing a made-up song about

were eating our breakfast together, however, something

nothing like my own inner thoughts.

sounding

shock, nearly dropping the forkful of

Your wolf. You can just talk

a wolf? But… I was human! Well, if you are really my wolf..Where were

long to appear… I’m still weak, but I’ve been awakened by someone close to

“Are you okay?” she

wanting to reveal what was really going on inside my mind just yet. “Yes, I’m fine,” I replied, reaching out to wipe a bit of whipped

‘Mina’ said that someone near me had a close connection. I thought of

the chance to shift freely in a safe space. I had attended the first training with Selina and Ella, but this week, I took Ella alone and was allowed to leave her there for a few hours, which gave me some time to do whatever

other work to do in the meantime, and decided to take a taxi to the orphanage. Not only was I missing the children there, but I also wanted to speak to

seemed preoccupied with arts and crafts, but a few

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