💄Sophie's P.O.V.💄

I'm still a little angry with Connor. My tigress doesn't want him around unmated women either though, so I guess I can't judge. I'll ask if Lily and Trish can come over for a while, just so I have people to talk to while he's handling his Alpha duties.

"Sophie? Sweetie, we're sorry." I hear my mom say from behind me. I turn and lay my arms across the back of the couch and rest my head on them.

"It's okay mom. I agreed. I guess I understand that his wolf doesn't want me around other males until I'm marked. It's his way of protecting what's his." My mom nods, but her brow is creased.

Just then, my dad walks in and wraps an arm around her shoulders. "That mate of yours is quite demanding." He says it and I can hear his irritation.

"Yeah, sorry dad, I heard about it. Why did you submit?" I ask while tilting my head.

My dad clears his throat and avoids eye contact. "I'm an old wolf."

I scoff. "You've always been an old wolf to me, yet you beat me all the time."

My mom buts in. "Sweetie, let's go get something to eat. I made some brownies before you got here."

I narrow my eyes at the two of them, but my mom knows brownies are my weakness. "Alright, but you guys are explaining this to me later." I stand up and draw a circle around them, then head into the kitchen.

Rachel is standing in front of the stove and turns to look at me. The second she sees me she rushes to pull me into a hug. "I'm glad you're here. Maybe you can tell your brother to KEEP HIS FINGERS OUT OF MY SAUCE!" My brother, who was sneaking to a pot on the stove, stands up straight with a smirk. "Yeah, I know you're there." He wraps his arms around her waist, careful of her baby bump. Werewolves have children way faster than humans, and Alphas have children even faster than that. In less than a month this little one is gonna pop out, and Rachel definitely looks like she is ready to pop.

"I'm taste testing. I don't want my mate or my pup to eat something bad." He says kissing her neck.

"PDA!" I shout at them.

Rachel laughs and pulls out of his hold. Greyson growls a little, but lets her go back to her pot.

"Who's showing PDA?" Connor asks as he walks in. "And can it please be us?"

I laugh and grab his hand. "There, happy?"

He shakes his head and pulls me up off my seat and into a hug. "There, now I'm happy." He says with a huge grin. His dimples give him a childish look and I melt when I see him. We stay looking into each other's eyes until Greyson clears his throat.

"Hate to break that up, but dad is coming." I nod and pull away from Connor.

My dad steps into the archway and scans the room. When his eyes land on me and Connor he speaks. "I'd like to speak with both of you, in my office." I nod and follow behind him, snatching a brownie off of the counter. Connor is holding my hand and I can feel that he's a little nervous.

It's okay Connor. He won't try and hurt you with me there. I reassure him through our mate mind-link.

He gives me a small nod but remains quiet. Even in my head.

My dad leads us into his office and we all sit on the couches. A second later my mom comes in and sits beside my dad. There's a blanket of silence over us, but it's broken by dad. "We haven't told you everything about your gift." He says in a calm tone. Immediately my mind goes to the safety of the pack. "Now we don't want you to worry." I silently nod, telling him to go on. "You know Connor is your mate, but he isn't your only mate."

I deadpan to Connor. His eyes are looking at the floor and he looks sad. "What do you mean? You have one mate in life."

"Except in your case. Every upcoming Alpha is your potential mate. The bond will only be broken when you fully mate with one of them." My dad says.

I'm still staring at Connor, who won't lift his head or eyes. "This is why you want me to come to your pack." It wasn't a question, but he nods. Our hands are still linked to each other and I put his hand in my lap along with my hand. "I'll choose you." I say brushing my thumb over his knuckles. I feel his lips against my cheek and smile.

"I was hoping you'd choose me." He says softly.

I turn to my parents. My mom has a soft smile, and my dad is staring at mine and Connor's hands. "So you are letting me go with him?" I ask and my dad's head shoots up to look me in the eyes.

"We will come see you all the time." My mom says while rubbing up and down his arm.

I let go of Connor's hand and stand up to go to my dad. I lean down and hug him. He stands up and lifts me up as he does so. He's so tall!

When he puts me down he puts me at arm's length. "I don't want you to feel pressured into mating with him. If he pushes you in any way, tell me and I'll come kill him."

I smile at my dad's protectiveness. "Thanks dad. Now let's get through Thanksgiving weekend and we'll talk more on this later." My dad nods and pulls me into another hug.

I feel my mom come and join in the hug. My dad and I both wrap an arm around her. When we pull away, my mom is crying on my dad's shoulder. "I'm going to take your mom to our room. She needs a break." I nod and my dads picks her up and carries her away.

Connor stands from the couch and comes towards me. "My wolf and I both thought you would hate us when you found out why we wanted you with us. We thought you would think we we're selfish."

I laugh and wrap my arms around his waist. "If you're selfish, then so am I. I don't want you near any unmated women." He nods immediately.

"You got it, Tigress." He says with a wink.

I feel my tigress melt for him, then I notice that I'm melting too. I lean against him and place my head on his chest. "We should get out of here." I say after a while.

"Where should we go?"

I perk up and jump out of his arms. "Follow me."

His hand wraps around mine and I drag him out of my pack house then to the trolley.

The conductor smiles at me. "Sophie! So nice to have you on this ride. The normal place?" I nod excitedly and he laughs a little. "Alrighty then." He pulls down a long, handcrafted lever. "Hold on!"

The trolley lurches then shoots forward. I look to Connor to see him gripping the rail for his dear life. "T-this is-s-s a t-trolley! Why i-is it-t-t going so fas-st?!"

I laugh and let go of the rail. "It's not just a trolley silly." He slowly takes his hands off of the rails, to notice that he isn't flying backwards when he isn't touching the rails.

"What the?" He says a little shocked.

The trolley comes to a stop and we get off. I wave to the conductor and thank him for the ride. He waves back and says no problem before leaving. I turn to see Connor admiring the view. We're on a hill above Blue Valley territory. You can see their pack house and the river flowing through the middle of it. Around the pack house are smaller houses scattered around. The scene looks tranquil, and we sit down while looking.

"This is Lily's pack." I say quietly. "We meet up here all the time." Connor nods, staying quiet. "After I first shifted, my dad never let me out of the house. Lily was my only friend. Eventually he began to trust my skills and let me go out. I asked Lily if she wanted to go for a run with me and she said sure. We stumbled across this place, and ever since then it's been our hangout."

Connor lays back on the grass and I copy him. "Well, would you like to go for a run?" He asks while staring at the sky.

I sigh. "I'd love to, but dad doesn't let me shift without him around."

"I won't let you get hurt. I promise." He says as he rolls to his side to look at me.

"I know, but if my dad finds out I'll be in a lot of trouble." I say.

He plops back onto his back. "When we get to my territory I'll let you shift whenever you want."

I sit up a little excited. "Really?" My tigress is jumping around inside my head and I want to do the same.

"Really. I would hate not being able to shift, so I'm not going to keep you from doing that." He says with a smile.

I plant a kiss on his lips. I only meant for it to be a quick peck, but Connor has a different idea. His hand goes to the back of my head and his fingers lightly tug on my hair, deepening the kiss. I feel warmth surge through my body and I know my tigress wants to mark him. Connor growls and I smile against his lips. I'm not ready to mark him, or to let him mark me, but I don't know how long that is going to last. For now, I'm just going to enjoy this kiss.