Page 38 of Unknowingly Adopting the Alpha
“Hello again, Cass. I just came to give you the good news.”
“What news?” I asked, already hoping it was about our claiming ceremony.
“Well, what do you say to getting fully mated tomorrow?” he announced, grinning.
“Really?” My excitement was through the roof. I was so glad Dad had helped gather all the pack mates so I could focus on Cass. Normally it would’ve been me who would run around and ask everyone to be there, but he’d kindly offered.
“Really,” Dad said, patting me on the back. “Lunch time tomorrow. You’ll eat with the pack before the ceremony. I figure you’ll both want to get home as soon as possible when the ceremony is over with.” He shot us both a wink.
“Definitely!” Cass grinned, aiming a smirk my way.
Dad held up both hands. “Don’t wanna know. I’m off. See you both tomorrow.”
“Bye!” Cass called, waving at my dad’s retreating form. He would lose the shorts behind the closest trees, meaning I’d have to collect them before bed. But that was better than Cass watching my dad’s bare ass as he walked away.
“Foods ready inside,” Cass informed me, holding the back door open for me. “I’ve told Daisy to stay away from it, but we might wanna hurry anyway. She had that gleam in her eyes that tells me she isn’t about to waste a good chance to taste steak.”
Laughing, I followed him inside to another cozy night in front of the TV.
Chapter Twenty
Cassian
Lying on the couch, snuggled into Jeremy’s chest, was the best damn place to be. Add in Daisy, who was snoring softly between my legs, and I was home.
“What should I wear tomorrow?” I gasped, almost startling poor Daisy off the couch. “Do we need to shop for something new? I don’t have anything fancy anymore.”
A warm raspy chuckle came from Jeremy. It was very likely he’d been asleep. “You can wear whatever you want. Shifters don’t care much for dressing up. I have two good shirts and one nice pair of pants, that’s it. And you will only see me wearing those to funerals or on date nights.”
“Uuuh, date nights? I can’t wait for those,” I sighed dreamily.
Another soft chuckle escaped him as he hugged me tighter to him. “All the date nights. I can’t wait to show you off to everyone.”
I loved how proud he was of me. I’d dated before him, all were women, though, and they all only seemed to care about money. One even admitted to only dating me because of how rich myfather was. She seemed shocked when I ended things right after. Like hell, did I want to stay with someone who didn’t care about me.
“Have you ever dated?” I blurted, only knowing about his crush on Darius.
Jeremy stilled under me. “Um, is that important?”
“Well,” I thought it over. “I guess I would like to know. If any of your pack mates suddenly said anything, I would prefer not to be blindsided by it.”
Did I want to hear of what Jeremy had done with others? No, but I also knew I needed to.
“I kissed Elias when we were fourteen in a truth or dare game. I was already in love with Darius then, so I really wasn’t into it. Elias was into me, though, which made it all sorts of awkward.”
I laughed at that, feeling somewhat vindicated that I’d noticed Elias’ feelings towards my Jeremy. I just wouldn’t tell Jeremy that Elias still liked him.
“Not that far back!” I teased his sides, hoping he was ticklish. He was. “I meant relationships, or people you’ve had sex with.”
Jeremy blushed, and it stopped my exploring fingers. He had never gotten that red-faced before in front of me.
“Hold up,” I gasped. “You’ve never? Not once?”
He shook his head. “Does that bother you?”
“Bother me?” I slid my hand under his T-shirt, letting myself enjoy the feel of his smooth skin. “It’s sexy as hell.”
“S-Sexy?”
