Thomas appeared, grinning. He hopped onto the dock and patted the tal shell of the plane.
“Hey Mila, your expression is priceless!”
“Thomas! This is unbelievable!” I was about to run up to greet him when Soren interrupted us.
“Took you long enough,” Soren arched an eyebrow. “For a two-day trip, you managed to make it three.”
“What took so long?” Thomas retorted, pointing to himself. He had puffy bags under his eyes like he hadn’t slept in a while. “Two days is one way! Since when have I beco your servant, getting everything ready for you? Soren, I swear, one of these days, I’m going to punch you in the face!”
I watched the two of them interact. In the past, I always thought Thomas was only Soren’s Beta, his subordinate. He was usually respectful and formal towards Soren when others were around. It was rare to see them joke.
It wasn’t until Thomas showed up a few days ago that I realized that their friendly teasing was a normal part of their relationship.
Thomas was more than Soren’s subordinate. He was Soren’s friend, best friend. Perhaps, even like a brother.
I smiled at Thomas, hoping to ease their harmless tension a little.
“Thomas, you look tired. I’ve been wondering where you’ve been the past few days. Is everything okay?”
Thomas turned to , replacing his fake angry face with a smile. He shifted his eyes back to Soren quickly and then to again.
“Thank you, Mila. At least, SOONE cares about !”
I chuckled and covered my mouth. “So, you’ve been getting what ready?”
Soren cleared his throat.
“Well, my tasks are done, and Soren will tell you everything. But if you get the chance, give him a good punch for .” Thomas winked at .
“You two and your secrets!” I crossed my arms.
Soren wrapped his arm around . “Let’s go. It won’t be a secret for long.”
He glanced over his shoulder at Thomas. “And Thomas, I have so furniture ready to be picked up in a week. Take care of them.”
Thomas growled.
“WHAT!? I’m your fucking Beta, not your slave!”
“It is for your godchild; do you still want to argue?”
Thomas’s anger disappeared imdiately. He gaped at both of us.
I caught the triumphant smile on Soren’s lips. As he led by Thomas to the plane, I heard him murmur to his Beta, “Thanks, man. It ans a lot.”
Thomas stared at us a second longer and then shook his head. Then he broke into a small smile and waved, “Have a good flight!”
I dug my heels into the dock and stopped walking. Pointing at the plane, I stared at Soren. “We’re not getting on that thing, are we!?”
“You bet we are.” Soren laughed. He opened the door for and nudged into the plane.
Soren got in the driver’s seat and helped get buckled in. He put a set of headphones on my head.
“Sit tight.”
The plane roared to life and shot through the water, faster than anything I’d ever felt.
A scream tore from my lips and I grabbed the armrest tightly, squinting my eyes closed.
“Don’t close your eyes,” Soren suggested.
I struggled to keep them open, but once the plane got out of the water and was up in the air, I noticed just how beautiful it was.
I was flying! My whole body felt light and floaty.
The world beca smaller under us. The island we were on turned into the size of my palm and further away, Marno packland ca back to view by the horizon. The ocean sparkled with the afternoon sun, shifting from blue to green and I could already see the colors of the sky changing in the opposite direction.
When I looked over at Soren, he seed so relaxed and at ease. Would I ever learn everything about him? Would he ever stop surprising ?
After three hours of flying in that tin can, we started to descend. It was dusk, the sun nearly set, and as we plunged down, my stomach flew into my mouth! I grabbed Soren’s arm.
He expertly maneuvered the plane to a lake and we slid into the shallows, puttering up to a dock.
Soren hopped out and tied up the plane. Slowly, I took off the headset and unbuckled myself.
“We’ve arrived.” He opened the door and held his arm out to . “You’ve done great on your first flight!”
“Arrived where?” I asked, grabbing Soren’s hand as he helped down. My legs shook a little and I clung against him.
“It’s a vacation ho.” Soren glanced at . I captured a sense of uncertainty in his eyes, but I couldn’t quite understand what might be bothering him.
He led up a boardwalk and I saw a house with so lights on in the distance. It was not just a house, it was a mansion! At least three tis the size of our house in Marno. But it wasn’t extravagant or overbearing. It looked cozy and hoy with gardens out front and a cute little walkway up to a wrap around porch.
There was a swing on the porch and a large yard all around. The lights were so yellow and warm.
“How are you feeling, are you hungry?” He seed to skip over the answer about what this place was very quickly.
“Starved!”
He led to the kitchen and I noticed how familiar he seed to be in this place. He knew where everything was.
“I’m going to make us so food. Go take a look around if you’d like. I’ll need about 15 minutes. Then I’ll answer all your questions, alright?” He winked at .
He went to the fridge and started pulling things out, piling them on the counter.
Nodding, I wandered out of the kitchen and into the living room. The wooden ceiling was two stories tall with a simple crystal chandelier. On two sides of the front door were two floor length glass walls, through which I could see the lake where the plane was tied up.
There were large picture windows on the other side of the living room, looking out to a large, mowed backyard edged with a forest.
Even though it was dusk, the first floor was still bright thanks to the natural light. Most of the furniture and decoration were primarily light colored, making the rooms look new and refreshing.
The rug on the floor was extrely soft. The curtains over the windows were a solid champagne color. After a closer look, I realized that there were elegant embroideries on the panel. Nothing seed to be too lavish, but the texture of them made believe that they would cost a fortune to acquire.
From the mont I’d laid eyes on this house and the cute wrap around porch, I’d fallen in love. Every mont that passed, everything I saw, I loved it all the more!
I looked out at the backyard where there was a large apple tree. I could imagine a young child running around in the yard, climbing the tree, and exploring the woods.
The kitchen was starting to sll great, but I knew dinner wasn’t ready yet. So, I headed up the carpeted stairs with the carved wooden railing.
There were four bedrooms in the house. Only two of them were furnished. The master bedroom was obvious because of the four-poster bed. The other two bedrooms didn’t have much in them. Perhaps the owner of this place knew it would be just two guests for this visit so didn’t bother to set up every room.
However, it didn’t make the house any less charming.
“Ready for food?” Soren called from downstairs.
My stomach growled and I went back down. My fiance was standing with his arm held out to . I looped my arm through his as he led to the back porch, which connected to the front wrap around, where there was a table and two chairs.
Fresh flowers and candles made the centerpiece. On the two plates were mouthwatering steaks, accompanied by baby potatoes and a salad.
“Soren...” I gasped, amazed at how quickly he’d put it all together.
He had two wine glasses in hand. He poured himself so wine and poured so sparkling cider, alcohol free.
We sat down and Soren raised his glass. I lifted mine, too.
“To our first flight.” He clinked his glass to mine and took a sip of his drink.
“Thank you, Soren, this really is an amazing date.”
I was so hungry! It was later than usual and we’d had a busy day. I dug into my al, the steak practically lting in my mouth. It was perfect!
Soren ate too, letting focus on my food over anything else.
“Oh man... I’m stuffed,” I grumbled when I was done.
“Then we should probably walk it off a little.”
The moon had risen. We walked through the backyard garden. It was large and full of various flowers—roses, peonies, lilies and daisies, you na it. Even under the silver moonlight, the garden was vivid with colors.
A soft breeze wafted the floral scent around us.
I rested my head on Soren’s shoulder, taking in everything that nature and this beautiful place had to offer.
All of a sudden, tears sprang into my eyes. I couldn’t help it. This was a perfect day, and I thought Soren had so magic of his own. I sniffled, holding back the urge to weep again.
I’d cried more often in the past three months than in my entire life before.
“Mila, are you okay?” Soren held closer. “Why are you crying? Are you not feeling well... Did I do sothing wrong?”
I shook my head. “No, it is just hormones making emotional. This is... perfect. You’re with , our baby is healthy and almost here, and this place is so beautiful. For the first ti, it feels like we are a family and... It is almost too good to be true.”
Soren chuckled and hugged closer to him.
“Silly girl, this is how life is supposed to be.” He kissed the top of my head. “You seem to like this place, don’t you? Do you think you’d want to spend a few days here?”
“Are you kidding!?” I gasped. “This place is gorgeous. I would love it!”
Soren kissed the top of my head again.
“You like it better than our cottage?” He winked at .
I shrugged. “Our place in Marno is good enough. But this... this is like a dream.”
We walked through the garden a little further.
“I an, once the baby is born, I’ll go back to work and a few years from now, maybe we’ll be able to afford a house like this. After we pay off the nursery stuff!” I stuck my tongue out at Soren.
He shook his head at .
“But I wouldn’t mind spending a few days here.”
Soren stopped walking for a mont. “Mila, earlier, I asked you where you wanted to be and you said you wanted to be with . Is that still true?”
I turned to face him, looking deeply into his eyes. “When we were at the palace, the mont Payne was made Alpha of Poni, I’d made the decision to go with you.”
I grabbed his hands and squeezed. My voice was firm and I ant every word I said.
“Wherever you are will be where I am.”
I lifted his hand and held it against my chest. “Since the first ti I t you, here,” I pointed to my heart and said, “it didn’t belong to anymore. You have my love, my body, and my soul... unless you tell to go away, I’ll always be with you.”
Soren grabbed my chin and lifted it, his eyes and his smile brighter than the moon.
“In that case, we aren’t going back to Marno.”
“What?” I tried to pull away but he wouldn’t let .
“Mila, welco to Alvar, our pack and our new ho.”
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