The Sweetest Honey

Pretzels

(Clara’s point of view)

We make it to the mall, and true to Goliath’s word, there is Sam and two other guys waiting for us. He parks between the two vans they brought.

“Looks like everyone is here. Let’s go inside.”

We all get out of the car and walk into the building. I instantly feel hungry from smelling all of the foods from the stands. Goliath looked down at me, and I think he knows I want the food. Over the years, I have gotten good at hiding my hunger, but knowing that I can actually afford food now makes it hard for me not to go on a food binge. He looks at his phone for a moment.

“It’s about lunch time does anyone want to grab some food real quick?” Everyone, including the guys I haven’t met yet, were all for getting food.

“Everyone grab something you can walk with and meet back here no later than 10 minutes from now.” Everyone dispersed except Goliath and I.

“What are you hungry for beautiful?”

I can’t help but smile. “How about a large pretzel with cheese dip?”

“That is one of my favorite mall foods let’s go.” He grabs my hand, and we walk up to the counter of this little pretzel stand. The woman working it instantly made flirty eyes with Goliath, making my blood boil.

“What can I get for you?” She says sweetly, ignoring me completely. I look at Goliath, and he doesn’t even seem like he notices.

“Two large pretzels with cheese dip, please.”

“It’s hard to believe a man with such a built body would eat this stuff.” She gives him a little fake cute laugh and bats her eyelashes at him.

“How much do I owe you?” He asks, grabbing his wallet out, not paying her attention.

“Well you could give me 5 dollars or … just your number.” She reaches down and goes to touch his hand when I feel something loud rip through my throat and I show my teeth. I instantly slap my hand over my mouth. Did I just growl? “excuse me.” Goliath looks amused as he slaps a 5 dollar bill down on the counter. The girl looks a bit unsure of what I did, but her face looks more heated when she sees the money. She grabs the pretzels and cheese for us. Goliath grabs all of it in his massive hands, and then he finally looks at the woman and speaks up, making her smile bright.

“You know asking for a guy’s number when he is with his girlfriend makes you look desperate and trashy. Maybe you should work on yourself.” The woman’s jaw drops, and her face is red. Before she could gather words, we turned and walked back to the meeting point. Goliath hands me my pretzel with a big grin on his face.

“What’s with that grin?”

“My mate is jealous.” He says happily.

I started picking small pieces off of my pretzel and eating them.

“Well she was pretty, and she was all over you. I couldn’t help it. I never have felt so possessive before.”

“Your wolf must be getter stronger. Werewolves are very territorial creatures it will feel natural once you turn and become one with your wolf. Also, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on, and no other woman has a chance of catching my attention for a minute.”

I smile and eat more of my pretzel. We wait for everyone else while we eat. I feel better now and am ready to get this over with. We all get together and go to the first store that Goliath wanted us to go to. It is an electronics store. He goes up to the counter and talks to the worker. The worker goes to the back and, about 2 minutes later, walks out with another guy holding a bunch of boxes.

“Clara, Wendy, come check out what I ordered for you two.” We walk up to the counter, and he has two piles of three slim boxes. He hands us the small top boxes, and the picture on the top is a phone. I open it up, and it is a shiny new high-tech phone. I can’t believe he got us these phones. They are the newest model and are super expensive. I hold it carefully, trying not to hurt it. “Thank you so much Goliath this is the best phone I have ever even touched.” I tell him, feeling a bit emotional. Wendy thanks him too, but she starts to turn the phone on.

“Lets all take a picture together.” She gets the camera going and asks the worker to take our picture. Goliath stands with his arm around my shoulder, and Wendy stands next to me with Jack’s arm around her.

“Cheese!”

“Here you go.” He hands her back the phone, and we all look at the picture.

“Once we get these set up the rest of the way, send me that picture, Wendy.”

“Jack and I will put pack members' numbers on your phones since it could be awhile before you can mindlink.” I set the phone down and grab the next box and open it.

“A tablet!”

“I thought it could be useful for your business.”

“Wow that is a good idea, thank you!” I set the tablet down and opened the last and largest box. It is a laptop and it is a shimmery blue. It is beautiful looking, and I can’t wait to see what I can do on it.

“It’s beautiful, thank you.”

“Go ahead and take your phones, but the guys will load the rest up for you. Let’s get you ladies some clothes.” Wendy starts clapping her hands and cheering to herself. We leave and start going store to store, and the poor guys have had to make several trips to the cars. I asked them if they needed a break or something to drink, but they always say they are fine. Every time I touch any item of clothing, Goliath grabs it in every color and buys it. Wendy is like a child who ate too much sugar. She fills one basket for me for every 3 she fills for herself. I leave to go to the bathroom they have in the back of the store we are in. I don’t even have to go. I just need a break from the madness. I get by the door when he walks out of the men’s room, and I freeze. Drake…