Maeve’s POV
I woke up before my alarm the next morning. Excitement buzzing through my veins.
“What has got you so uppity today?” Dara asked, clearly still wiping away the aftereffects of sleep
“I am not "uppity". I am just hoping I’ll see Ben today. It has been too long since he and I spoke, and he is one of my closest friends here” I felt my neck and face heat up. I don’t know why I was blushing just speaking about him
“mhm. Well I hope we see mate today!” now she was sounding giddy
I rolled my eyes at her. “Why? So he can yell at us? Hurt us?” my tone was sharp
“mate isn’t like that anymore. He never even got mad after you decided to jump around with the local tramp” her words cold, I was getting tired of her defensive position when it came to the Alpha
“No, he didn’t. Happy a
