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    The guysughed at us when we burst onto the balcony to defend ourselves. Griff made his way over


    to me and hugged me.


    “I am sorry Darling, I didn’t mean to scare you. I just got us something and we wanted to surprise you


    girls. That’s why I couldn’t respond to your mindlink. We had heard you guys in the apartment. You


    would have noticed how close I was to you. Did something happen when you went shopping that you’re


    so on edge?” Of course, Griffin knew something was up right away.


    And I was going to tell him about meeting Hannah. But not now, not right in this moment with everyone


    around us. Whatever the surprise was he was so excited about us. I don’t want to ruin this moment for


    him. Hannah was not a threat, not anymore that much was clear. All she did was bring up some


    unwanted memories. She didn’t even intend to do so, just seeing her was enough. More so because


    she didn’t seek me out, I did not go to her because we still had some unsettled business. We both just


    were at the same ce at the same time. I can’t even say we were at the wrong ce at the wrong


    time. Because in the end, nothing bad happened to either of us.


    “No, Baby, I just wanted to be careful. So tell me about the surprise?” Krystel raised her eyebrows.


    ?


    Out of everyone here, that knew I met Hannah today, Krystel knew Griffin the best. She knew he would


    want to know about it right away. She didn’t say anything though, hopefully trusting me to do the right


    thing. Griffin was too excited to notice anything. He had taken my hand. in his and almost dragged me


    to the other side of the balcony where he showed of a new BBQ very simr to the one my parents


    had.


    “I remember when I first visited your home after that first ball. Meeting your parents when you hadn’t


    come home was nerve–wracking. But they weed me with open arms, and when I looked around in


    their home I saw all those pictures of your family BBQS. And in that moment I told myself that one day,


    we would have a family. One where I would give our children the same happy memories. Because you


    all looked so happy in the pictures.” Griff was getting emotional and so was I.


    It was good to remind ourselves not only of how far we have gotten. But off how bright our future was.


    So yes tonight when we were in bed I would tell Griffin all about Hannah. How while I truly believe she


    is not a threat to us anymore. But that it doesn’t matter that I still do not forgive her for all that she has


    done. And will never forgive her. I understand it was hard to see the man you love, not love you back.


    Try to rece you at every turn. Not seeming to care at all for the fact that she seemingly moved on


    too. It didn’t give her the right to get involved with my future though. It did not give her the right to try to


    take my future. To take away the future I was building with my fated mate. And she did


    For a while, I would use to think of the small things she would do for me while David was holding me


    captive. But she didn’t, she never helped me out when I was held captive by someone else. Oddly


    enough seeing her in the store, begging me not to cause trouble because it would cost her, her job.


    Showed me the truth that I already knew but tried so hard to ignore. Back when I was kidnapped I


    needed to believe there was at least some somewhat friendly face. Someone who didn’t agree with


    David, someone who was there just to help me.


    Just like she did at the baby store, she was nice to me when she and David had me kidnapped to get


    her way. Like how she did not protect me from getting pregnant with David. Because I was unsure if


    there would be a way back to Griffin if I was carrying someone else’s pup. No Hannah could not stand


    the idea of me carrying the pup of the man she loved. So she helped make sure I would not get


    pregnant with his pup. We just had amon interest and if it would have been her interest only she


    would have forced me to.


    I still didn’t agree with Griffin, in regards to how scared we still should be. I hade to terms with the


    fact that I now was so much of a public figure that I would always need to be extra alert. That I would


    never be able to get out of pack ground alone. It was a prize I had to pay for being with Griffin. I never


    aspired to be a Luna let alone the Queen. Hell, I wanted the ball we found each other at to be over as


    soon as possible. I was happy due to my size he would never consider me his chosen mate.


    I loved being Griffin’s mate though, I loved our life together. I loved being able to help my pack and my


    country too. It was the public part I could do without. So I was not about to make my life even more


    complicated than it needed to be. David was long gone, and Hannah was broken and sad. But all she


    wanted to do now was to focus on her unborn pup. I believed her, not because I trusted her. I knew


    what it was like to know you were carrying your pup. Your child with the man you love. And the


    protectiveness you feel for that little pup right away. Cynthia was done too, she never did much more


    than disrespect me. Now that Sam had put her into her ce. Now that he was moving on from the


    loss of his mate. And was finally doing things to put himself first and not his spoiled daughter. She had


    learned her lesson.


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    Or maybe she was just afraid of further punishment from her father. Maybe she had grown up now she


    had some responsibilities. I didn’t


    care she had been a hindrance nothing more and nothing less. So I kissed Griffin and thanked him for


    getting us something so very thoughtful. Then I helped with the prep for the BBQ. Because I loved the


    fact that your first BBQ we hosted ourselves would be with both our families. Nothing was going to spoil


    that for me, for us. I could easily tell Griffin about Hannah a bitter. There was nothing to tell really. I


    am sure he would understand me.


    There was this uneasy feeling forming in the pit of my stomach but I just pushed it down. It must be


    because of what meeting Hannah had brought up. Griffin was getting a little worried though, he can


    always read me like an open book. And with Krystel eyeing me I was getting unsure if I could keep this


    from Griffin until after the BBQ.


    ***


    “Darling, are you sure you are okay you keep zoning out. Did something happen when you went out


    shopping with the others?” I had been worrying again, Krystel nodded pushing me to tell Griffin. But I


    was still unsure.