Chapter 17: Chapter 17
**Cassie's POV**
HIS FIRST PLAN is to spend the day on a date with me on this particular day. It's been weeks since we got into a fight over a misunderstanding, and ever since then, there's been an injury and an attack by some random band of rogues.
However, we are unable to accommodate that date for today; may I ask why? Talk to my body, since it hurts like hell because of how wild he was last night. His antics are to blame. Despite the fact that I wish to move around more, I am unable to do so at the moment.
When he said, "Hey," he had my attention. He is currently handing over a fruit basket to me. He is aware of my fondness for sour cherries and crisp apples.
"Thank you," I remarked with a grin on my face as I expressed my gratitude. I think about the natural world once more. We are sitting on the balcony watching the sunset after another day had passed and everything had returned to its usual state of equilibrium.
We still have the ability to keep this location secure, in addition to preserving peace and order here. But for how much longer?
"You look worried?" he asked me. Perhaps he noticed how frequently I was frowning.
I made an effort to offer him a reassuring grin, but I guess I just can't fake my feelings. People and the other members of our pack often refer to me as an open book because I am simple to understand and because I am quite forthright when it comes to expressing what I think and how I feel about various things and scenarios.
"I am concerned because our world has gradually started to descend into chaos. I am aware that hostilities and conflict are an inevitable component of our existence. We will never be able to enjoy such complete tranquility, but I still hold out hope that someday, our Luna will be able to guide us through this challenge. I yelled out in a bit of an angry manner, "It makes me feel sad that every single day or week, there are werewolves in our pack that risk their life," and I truly do feel sad about this.
"And when I saw you wounded and injured, it gives me so much fear, made me tremble, and I cannot imagine those werewolves who lost their members, their mates, their brothers and sisters, parents and child. It makes me tremble just thinking about it." It is revolting,' I murmured to myself as I wrapped my arms over myself, the look of terror on my face.
He sighed and then wrapped his arms around me, which, if nothing else, helped me feel a little more at ease.
"I am aware, I am aware... But this must be our lot in life. The first thing that needs to be done by a leader like us is to put our lives in danger. But you may put your trust in me because I will always look out for you. Every day, I will get stronger, and there is not a single scrape that will put us in danger.
"Thank you," I murmured kissing him on his lips. I can almost see the grin that is plastered across his face right now. I appreciate the concept that all it takes to make him happy is a simple kiss.
THE NEXT DAY, we have our date with each other. Even though it is his official day off, all of his alpha responsibilities will be handled by his beta for the day.
My mate issued this directive to his beta, saying, "Contact me if anything happens."
We did not change anything because we are making preparations to travel outside of our territory. After what feels like an eternity, this will be the first occasion in quite some time that we do not depart from the Blue Moon Pack. The human settlement of Clayland awaits us just beyond the mountains of Sar, and it is our next destination.
As he ascends to the position of alpha leader, his father has presented him with a brand-new car as a token of his congratulations. It is such a great car, and it may be utilized when traveling on occasion. You can use it.
As I was saying before, today is such a rine day that we are able to travel to a typical park, we are able to visit the university from which we graduated, we are able to do everything from go shopping to eat at a different restaurant and other such activities.
"You look much more excited," he observed to me. Because I am! Because I cannot contain my enthusiasm for today, you can probably tell by the silly grin I am currently sporting.
We have not yet emerged from the vehicle, but he has already started the engine, so we should have no trouble navigating Clayland. Werewolves are a kind of beings who are blessed by the moon, but because we are warm-blooded, we managed to gain an attribute that is related to the sun. This is such a beautiful warm area.
And it is a fact, a truth derived from fiction, that the most formidable adversary and competitor of werewolves are vampires. Despite the fact that there is currently a treaty in place so that the conflict between the two groups of creatures can be averted. In spite of this, we have a natural aversion to them.
"We are here," he declared at long last. I suddenly jolted myself out of those thoughts. In the past few months, I have found that I regularly drown in my own musings. Perhaps it's also due to the dream I had. Even though I wake up, I don't feel any different from when I was dreaming about things like missing puzzle pieces because my dreams feel so genuine.
"Finally," I murmured under my breath.
We found parking in the vicinity of the recently opened shopping center. Coming back to this location has a slightly unsettling effect on me. There are new things that we did not remember being here before, and we were surprised to find them.
In any case, there is absolutely no point in being astonished at this time. That is to say, modernity and globalization bring about such rapid changes in the world that even non-human species like us have no choice but to adapt to the new norms.
I suggested to him that we go inside, and he agreed. And at this point, we have begun the search for anything fresh. That's right, we're going window shopping right now.
When we get inside, there are a large number of people there, including a family that is strolling around, several couples, and a group of friends.
Even though it is a part of the United States of America, this municipality is not as emancipated as the other states, for real, in my memory I recall it being a little bit conservative.
According to what I've been told, though, the culture and traditions have undergone significant shifts as a direct result of the increased number of migrants.
"Feels odd, right?" I asked Kaiden.
Before even holding hands feels forbidden to do it outside, in public, particularly elders are so stringent with their beliefs that they are quite conservative.
"Do you recall the first few weeks when we discovered that we are meant to be together? I made a joke about the fact that "we dated outside like this also, and we were scolded as if we made something illegal."
He laughed as though he could recall everything that had happened. "Yeah, I recall that day, and we also consumed ice cream in the park," the speaker said. He expressed his sentiments by saying, "I miss that place, but I heard it is already a commercial place." Indeed, a great deal of shift has taken place.
We embarked on the search for more items that we required. The winter season is approaching, and despite the fact that we have a slightly higher tolerance and resilience to cold than humans have, the fact that we still have flesh and a beating heart means that we can still perish from exposure to too much cold.
We search for some sweaters, and if you just watched how Kaiden turned into a madman when I pushed him to wear that broccoli sweater, you know that we are looking for them. I've been laughing so hard that I feel like I'm going to throw up, haha.
"Yeah, funny," he remarked, showing his irritation with the circumstances he was in. Despite this, he is quite attractive. I feel that with his looks and charm, he will be able to beat those top models that are currently working in this era no matter what he is wearing.