The Runaway Mate

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Eli, my childhood friend, would suddenly become some sort of love interest to me. Two years ago, Eli and I were simply friends, both young members of the Moon Shine Pack,

would call me pretty but also cheeky and brave. Eli was a lot taller than me, a shy yet confident boy in his appearance

haughty, giving him the image that he was quite unreachable. But that only made the girls want him even more. In short, he was unbelievably super hot and eve

a wide grin plastered on his handsome face that disappeared as soon as he saw that I was alrea

aught!" I whispered

rents went o

, you silly! I already told you

is the closest party we can get into. Next time they might do it

ut still. "What'll you do if your

ere the magic words. Worry started evaporating from my brain as soon as he pushed me gently to my drawer. "We always

me outside. So there we were that night, we both sneaked into a human party like we always wanted. As werewolves living in a werewolf-only

together with a group of humans our age that we instantly made friends with. Though I suspect that the only reason they quickly befriended us was because Eli was attractive, I couldn't

r. Our group played a lot of games until a game of truth or dare started. It was super fun, and of course, when the bottle finally pointed at Eli who was seated opposite to me

re to get it over and done with. But his stare felt a little bit more intense than usual, and in that moment I could no longer figure out what he was trying to tell me

a kiss on my lips. It was like time stopped when what he did had finally sunk in my head. Amidst the shrill voices of people cheering and yelling fo

re you two

k good t

me even blush more. And to be honest, I couldn't remember now how the rest of that party went after that kiss. All I coul

ing my breath as I walked so I took deep breaths as soon as we reached his car and got inside. I wanted to say something to him but it felt like my tongue just melted and my brain felt so blank. All I coul

still on my seat and I could feel my knees becoming weak. I don't even know that time if I could still stand up without having anything to hold on to and that

sk me about the kiss?" he asked, making me more nervous than I already was. Before that kiss being alone with Eli was no

That was my reply because

ase you think I was pl

onger breathe. "You meant what? Tha

that whole house party. Probably

he drove made his confession more tense for the both of us. I could tell that he was also nervous as he wouldn't e

e prettiest

n't know how to respond to

ust wanted to let you know tha

ver to reply to that.

I like you so much that I don't think I can bear it

i actually wanted me to be his mate. And I realized that it was the same for me. I did

in anticipation, but then both of our phones rang like crazy and the moment was lost and until now I would regret that that special moment was stolen from us. But that was two years ago. R