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I stare at the message for a moment. Before this, all the meals we’ve shared together have been purely
because we were already in the same ce. Was he going out of his way to specifically invite me for
dinner? I remember what Darrien said about Bemy seeing me as his mate sooner than I expect.
Surely he isn’t trying to ask me out. I take too long to reply and Bemy texts again.
Bemy- My sister wants to go out this evening and prefers to take Darrien. Your evening guard won’t
be by until around eight. I’ve been stuck working all day and am due for a break for dinner. This kills
two birds with one stone.
Ahh, that exins it. I release a breath that I didn’t realise I was holding. I’m not ready for him to try and
ask me out. Another text from Bemyes through.
Bemy- ??? Pick you up in an hour???
Ryann- Okay, see you soon.
I quickly update Darrien on the n.
“I’m just going to take a quick shower and get dressed, Logan has been in my room all day so I never
got to change out my pyjamas.” Darrien waves a hand in the air.
“Sure, go get ready for your date.”
“It is NOT a date.” I meant to be firm but ites out more as a squeak. Darrien gives me a
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dubious look.
“You really think the evening guard can’te until eight? He’s the Alpha, they go when he tells them
to go. That was just an excuse so you would agree.” He decides. I roll my eyes.
“Don’t be ridiculous. It’s not a date!” I storm off into my room and half m the door behind
1. me. I take a quick shower and then move back into my room to decide what to wear. Darrien’s
words have me anxious and I find I’m having difficulty choosing. Eventually I settle on a dark. blue,
long sleeved skater dress and ck leggings with my ck ballet ts. I quickly blow
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dry my hair not wanting to go out anywhere with it all dripping wet. The entire process only takes
me about thirty minutes. I open my bedroom door to head out and check on Darrien and am
surprised to find Bemy has already arrived. I sit and re–calcte my time getting ready in my
head. I couldn’t possibly have been a whole hour right?
“I’m a bit carly.” Bemy answers my silent question.
“I can see that” I answer. This is not the first time Bemy has been over to my home, he’s stayed
the night for goodness sakes, it is ridiculous for me to be feeling nervous. There’s an awkward
silence which surprisingly, Darrien decides to break.
“Well, I should go pick up Miss Kane.” He moves towards the door. I step forward and grab his
arm. He stops and turns to me a curious expression on his face. I grin and give him a quick hug.
“Thanks for everything today.” I step back. Darrien looks horrified. Like I stole his favourite coffee
and tipped it down the drain or something. He nces over at Bemy who seems to have frozen.
His expression is dark.
“Alpha Kane.” Darrien says respectfully giving a deep nod before hurrying out. I call out as he
leaves.
“I’ll bring your cookies from Maggie by tomorrow when Ie to meet Megan, she would be so
disappointed if you don’t try them.” He doesn’t answer but I’m fairly sure he heard me. I turn back
to face Bemy who still hasn’t moved.
“Is something wrong?” I ask, curiously. Bemy still looks irritated. He doesn’t answer my question.
“You two seem close all of a sudden.” Hements. I shrug.
“Sure, I told you I was going to try and make friends with him.” I remind him. Bemy’s expression
doesn’t waver.
“What did you two do all day?” his tone is suspicious.
“We braided each other’s hair and talked about boys.” I respond sarcastically. Finally he
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breaks his severe expression and raises an eyebrow. His lips twitch as he seems to be fighting a
smile.
“Oh really? Any boys in particr?” He is definitely trying not to smile now. I nod my head.
“Oh yeah, definitely.” I answer him casually. He tilts his head in question, encouraging me to
continue.
“Well, after we yed a game of Monopoly and discussed how tragic our love lives are, we
watched a rom and debated if the rtionship portrayed in the film wouldst. So, if I’m going
to be specific, we discussed the boys from the movie.” I tell him all this without thinking.
“OUR love lives?” hements. I shake my head in denial.
“I meant his love life. I got him to admit that he is totally hung up on Megan. I told him not to give
up.” I try and distract him from my slip up.
“I see.” He responds. I move quickly, not giving him a chance to continue the conversation. I grab
my bag and phone from where they’re sitting on the bench.
“We should go.” Bemy smiles at me and offers me his arm.
“Just a sec, I need to lock the door first.” I lock it behind us then ept his arm as we head down
to where his car is waiting. He opens the door, I hop in and he heads to the drivers seat. In the car,
I quickly send a text to Maggie letting her know that I’m going out to dinner and will be back in a
couple hours. She responds immediately that she will use her master key to let herself in to make
my bed if I’m not home..
The restaurant that Bemy takes me to is called The Golden Cauldron. It’s a Magic’s restaurant
which means no non–magic beings are allowed. I’ve never been here before, even though I’m a
Magic. I’ve never seen the point in paying for a fancy dinner and night out when I’m by myself
anyways. I may as well just befy at home and order take–out. We head inside and my first
thought is that I’m d I wore a dress. The ce is every bit as fancy as Borderline, but less
modern. It’s stunning, but I sort of wish it was a little less so because it makes this all feel very
date–like. Not that I really have much experience in the area. I feel rather panicky and it must show
because Bemy keeps ncing sideways at me, his
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expression concerned. I work to keep my expression more neutral. Inside, we are greeted by a
hostess who smiles at us brightly showing all her teeth. Or to be more urate, smiles at Bemy.
She nces at me but seems to dismiss me as unimportant as she flicks her short, blonde hair
back behind her ears.
“Alpha Kane, it’s nice to see you again. Will it be just the two of you tonight or are you expecting
others to join you?” she asks. As she does so, she rolls up the sleeves of her white blouse to
reveal her marks. No doubt by design. The mark looks quite simr to Bemy’s but is orange in
colour instead of ck. I guess she’s a feline Shifter then. No wonder she’s being so reverent
towards Bemy. He nods.
“It’s just the two of us.” he responds. The woman’s friendly smile wavers for a second and her eyes
narrow, but she manages to hold it together.
“Pardon me Miss?” she turns her bright smile to me, although it definitely seems forced. I’m
surprised that she’s acknowledging that I exist actually.
“Miss Gale.” Bemy provides. The hostess nods.
“Miss Gale, I don’t mean to be intrusive, but I will require evidence that you are a Magic. You might
not know, but non–magics aren’t permitted here.” Her expression is smug. Clearly, she doesn’t
realise that I am actually a Magic. She’s hoping to ruin our dinner I suppose.
“Miss
Gale is with me, I will vouch for her.” Bemy half growls at the girl. She cowers back slightly but
manages to hold her own, just.
“I’m sorry Alpha Kane, I mean no disrespect. I just-” I cut her off.