Chapter 74
I left the office with Sawyer and headed straight back to my room. I wanted to change into one of my cuter outfits and do something with my hair if I was going to go out into the real world. I knew it didn’t really matter how I looked, but I was the Alpha King’s mate now. I didn’t want to unintentionally embarrass him on my first real outing.
Sawyer patiently waited till I was ready and then we headed down to meet Arlo by the car. The car still scared me a bit, but I wasn’t going anywhere that was a threat to me. Rhys wouldn’t have allowed that, so I tried to breathe as I stepped into it. However, I couldn’t stop myself from bouncing with anxiety and excitement as we neared the city. The only time I could remember going to anything that even resembled a city was when I was probably about 8 when my dad took me for ice cream. It was my only real memory of anything and even it was blurry.
“Are you excited?” Arlo asked as the streets began to get more crowded and the building quintupled in size, forcing me to look up if I wanted to see them in full.
“I don’t know.” I answered nervously. I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that I shouldn’t have come, but I knew that was just my anxiety talking.
“The city is one of my favorite places,” Arlo told me with a smile as he met my eyes through the rearview mirror. “I grew up not far from here, so I came all the time.”
“Why?” I asked with a frown. There were so many people and so many streets and so many things, I couldn’t really understand why anyone would want to come here.
“It was something to do.” Arlo laughed as we pulled into a parking garage. “The city was big and exciting and as a young pup there was so much to do here and so much to see, and me and my friends found all sorts of trouble in the area.”
I smiled, imagining a younger Arlo running down the streets of the city with his friends. It must have been nice to have a normal life, a normal childhood.
“So why are we here?” I asked.
“Well, the pack needs some supplies,” Sawyer answered, getting out of the car and opening my door for me. “We like to be self–sufficient the best we can, so we own several businesses in the area which we will check in on, and I need some medical stuff that I can
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only pick up here.”
I nodded feeling immediately overwhelmed. The cars around us were all parked, and if I
felt this terrified in a parking garage, then I was not looking forward to how terrifying the
street was going to be.
“Just stay close,” Sawyer said as he offered me his arm which I took gratefully. “The city is
as safe as a city can be, but it does still have dangers. If you want to leave at any time,
just say the word and we’ll go. But if you see anything you want, feel free to grab it. This is Rhys‘ card,” He handed me a little black card that I had never seen before. I had never
had money before. “It will buy you literally whatever you want, and there is no spending
limit.”
“No limit?”
“No limit.” Sawyer smiled. “So, whatever you want to get, it’s yours.”
“That’s sweet, but I can’t spend Rhys‘ money.” I argued.
“It’s your money now too,” Sawyer laughed as we made our way to the street.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
