Page 194 of His Fated Luna

I looked her square in the eye. “Will you still sleep there… if I do?”

Rose froze like a deer caught in the headlights. She looked like she would rather disappear into the floor than have this conversation.

“Um…no,” Rose finally said.

“Then we’re done talking about this,” I decided firmly.

Rose sat quietly and only spoke when I finally set her mug of coffee down in front of her.

“Do you have any cinnamon?”

I raised a brow at Rose in exasperation.

“You’ve already added it in,” Rose whispered in realization.

“Cut me some slack. I know how my mate likes her coffee.” I gave Rose a smirk.

Rose tried to hide a small smile behind her mug. An adorable shy smile with a blush staining her cheeks.

It made me remember words she said in the past,You look so cute when you smirk at me. It makes me blush.

Back then, I’d smirked at her again before taking her in my arms and kissing her senseless.

Would she let me do that now? Most likely not.

I was lost in my thoughts, but Rose's next words made me come back to the present. “You wouldn’t happen to know my passcode for my phone?” Rose queried, taking a few sips of coffee.

I took the phone from Rose, punching her passcode in and telling it to her verbally as well. My eyes remained on her wallpaper. It was a picture of the two of us from the last regional alpha meeting. It was a picture from when she’d loved me.

“Thanks,” Rose murmured as I abruptly slid the phone her way. We could get back to that point. Right?

“Lorraine has the day off. Actually, I asked her to stay home today. I was thinking, could we go out for breakfast?” I looked at her hopefully.

“Oh…um…I wanted to go see my dad today. And Auntie Hilda.”

My face fell but I quickly covered up my disappointment.

“Oh…sure. I can drop you,” I offered a little hesitantly, trying to tamp down on this feeling of rejection. She'd rather spend time away from me.

I reminded myself that Rose needed space.

“Oh...I can go on my own,” Rose replied flippantly. She gave me a half-teasing smile. “I still remember how to drive.”

I nodded curtly.

“Can I ask you something before I…before I go?” Rose ventured with a hint of trepidation in her voice.

I nodded a bit jerkily, swallowing back the ball of emotion in my throat.

“Did I manage it?” Her voice was a scared whisper.

“Manage what?” I asked blankly.

“When you first met me, you said…” Rose paused thoughtfully before forming her next words. “…you said I wouldn’t be able to manage to turn…into my wolf.”

My vocal cords knotted in my throat, regret rising like acid in my chest. Had I actually said that? I’d been such an asshole!

“I am so sorry I said that,” I managed to voice before taking a deep breath. I wanted to punch myself! “Your wolf is beautiful,” I croaked out. “You…you were amazing for your first turn.”