Niko POV
What f*cking mess. On the way back to the pack house with Calli, she’d asked me what she should expect on arrival, keeping the conversation light and less flirty, which I was grateful for. We haven’t mentioned the whole mates thing again since she ambushed me with it at her flat. I filled every moment by incessantly talking about the pack, my family and friends, what it was like to live there, describing how calm, happy and welcoming it was to avoid me giving into Leo, who was constantly pushing me to mark his mate or at least kiss her. I don’t think I have ever spoken so much in my life.
She listened intently and every now and then we would lock eyes and she would give me a dazzling smile. Each and every time I had to look away before I pounced on her. This was so much worse t
