Alpha Nolan's POV
"You don't have to walk if you're tired, Mia," I said as I watched her take a break to catch her breath. She seemed really exhausted from all the walking she had done today but was adamant about walking by herself when I told her I could carry her.
Maybe I should have brought her here in a car.
"I am fine," She said, sounding breathless. "I just had to catch my breath. That's it. "
I could feel a small smile curving at the corners of my lips, "Yeah, you're doing that because you're tired. Come on" I said, closing the distance in a blink of an eye, "I don't mind carrying you all the way home" I said, lifting her into my arms and cradling her body against my chest before she could protest.
Her eyes went wide in shock, "Put me down" She said, her cheeks flushing in the
