It was very late in the night when I stood up from bed. My whole body was wet and sweaty. My heart was beating so fast I was afraid it would come out of my chest.
 This happened once before at night and I will be aware that whoever had a nightmare is Bridget. I can feel her fear from the other room. I got up and go to check up on her.
  I found her asleep in the bathtub again. I want to pick her up and put her again into bed however thought against it. I am surprised as to why she spends her night in the tub?
 Is this probably the only protected area she knows? I can sense her helplessness. My head flashed back to when I kissed her and she went blank. Her eyes turned purple and her physique went stiff. This is not what I predicted in having a mate would be like. She can not even sense the mate connection
 When I realized she was fast asleep, I  returned to my room to lay down. I tossed and turned for a few hours before getting up. I got dressed and headed to the gym. I tried to block everything out.
  “Alpha, the room has been redecorated like you asked,” Gamma Lucas's mind linked to me. There was a pause before he said,” Alpha, I was wondering if I can come to see her soon?”
 “Thank you, Lucas. Give it a few extra days for her to settle down.”
 “Yes, Alpha. “
 A couple of minutes later, I was pacing around the gym wondering if she has woken up already. I want to show her the new room before going to my workplace.
 When I got home, the residence was dark and quiet so I decided to go take a bath and when I finish, I’ll go check up on her. When I finished my morning duties in the bathroom, I got dressed and headed to the kitchen.
 That was when I saw her making tea. She stopped upon seeing me.
 “Would you like some, Alpha?” She asked.
 “Please call me William,” I smiled as I stared at her.
 “Would you like some coffee, William?” She smiled.
 Mark purred at the back of my mind hearing her say my name for the first time.
 “No, thank you. Bridget, I have another surprise for you,” I said as her eyes flick up to mine in excitement.
 “Follow me?” I walked to the front door. She appeared to be a little worried but still followed me. We go down the hall and stopped in front of a door.
 “Can you guess what is inside this room?” I asked with a cheeky smile. She shook her head.
 “Then let’s find out.”
*** Bridget’s P.O.V ***
 He opened the door and we walked into the most stunning art gallery I have ever seen.
 There is a wall and floor-to-ceiling windows. There are canvases and new paints. There is a drawing desk and a sofa that looked so comfortable. I felt like a youngster holding my favourite candy as I kept on walking from one side of the room to the other.
  Everything is perfect. I hear a chuckle drawing my attention back to him. He’s leaning against the wall just observing me.
 Then I heard it. A voice I have not heard for a long time. “Mate!,” She growled again at the back of my mind.
*** William P.O.V ***
“Wolf! I can sense her wolf! She has stated she wants us!” Mark growled again in my mind. I am observing her as she looked at all the things in the room.
 “Daniella told me you like painting so I had them make this room for you. You can come right here whenever you want and paint anything you like. If there is something else you want, you can go out and get it or ask Dan if he can get anything. Oh and here, take this,” I handed over a credit card to her. She walked over and takes it.
 “Feel free to use it for anything you need,” I told her
 “Thank you, William,” she said as she looked into my eyes and grazed her hand over mine. Tingles ripple through my hand. I saw her cringe like she can sense it too. But it is long gone as fast as it came and she walked backwards.
*** Bridget P.O.V ***
 What was that? Was it static electricity? Maybe it is the mate connection Daniella informed me about.
 “Well, I hope you love the lodge. I have to go to the office now. Would you like to have dinner with me tonight,” he questioned hopefully.
 “Yes, I’d like that,” I replied with a chuckle. “I’ll see you tonight Bridget.” And with that, he left.
  I returned and clutched my coffee before sitting down in my studio... Many ideas and initiatives I’ve wanted to do started filling my mind. Daniella mind linked me to inform me she will be here to help me get ready for my date and see any artwork I’ve made. I began to work and didn’t stop all day.
 Then someone knocked, It was Daniella. “Hey, hun! Oh! It’s beautiful in here!” She says as she looked around. “Have you been in here throughout the entire day? It’s like about four pm already,” She said staring at all my work. Then she stops in front of a painting.
 “Hun, this is beautiful. What’s this one from?” She asks.
 “Oh, that’s Deli, my wolf,” I explained. It’s a painting of an all-white wolf with purple eyes.
 “This is your wolf? Hun, she’s beautiful,” Daniella says. I then tell her about hearing from her today, claiming William. She appears very pleased about that.
 “Well, we should be ready for your date tonight dear.”
 “But you have spent so many hours in here. You need to take a break now,” She said, giggling at my expression as she drags me out of my studio.
 She shoves me into the bathroom to bathe as she selects my outfit. I spent plenty of time in the shower trying to get the paint off of me. Then she makes me sit down and starts working on my hair.
 Once she finished styling my hair, she applied makeup to my face. Goddess! I can't even recognize myself. After that, I put on the gorgeous dress she chose for me.
 She picked a darkish red mini dress with long tight sleeves. It matches the colour she dyed my hair into. She made me wear red blazing heels. Then we heard William calling from the residing room.
*** William P.O.V ***
  I pass the corridor around 7 pm and heard Daniella talking to Bridget in her room. I walked to the residing room. I heard Daniella chuckle before the door opened Daniella rushed out. “I bring to you, your dear Sandra Smith.”
 That's when Bridget walked wearing a short tight darkish red dress. Her auburn hair flows halfway down her back. She looked stunning and I didn’t feel like taking her anywhere else but my bedroom. I'd prefer to sense her soft palms and skin underneath my palms. I want to bury my face in the croon of her neck. I'd prefer to style her.
 “William,” Daniella shouted, bringing me out of my daydream.
  “Doesn’t she look nice?” She says as she glared at me.
 “Yes of course. You look beautiful Bridget,” I said stepping forward. “Are you ready to go?,” I asked, offering to hold her hand.
 She nodded and takes it. We then walked out, down the elevator and into the lobby. “Miss Smith, you look radiant this evening,” Dan said and winked as he opened the door for us.
 “No flirting with my mate,” I teased with a chuckle and we make our way to the SUV waiting for us.
  “Wouldn’t dare to dream of it,” Dan replied as he closed the door. I can’t take my eyes off her. She was beautiful before but sitting next to me now in this dress that’s holding her so beautifully. I wish she could feel the mate bond too.
 'She will feel it. I can feel her wolf getting stronger,' Mark tells me. I wonder why her wolf is weak. They probably weren’t feeding her enough.
  We arrived at the restaurant a few minutes later and entered an empty restaurant.
 “Oh! There’s no one else here. Are they even open?” She asked, looking up at me with those big blue eyes.
 “They are open for us,” I chuckled. The hostess greets us and directs us to the table in the middle of the room. The waiter came in and poured us some wine.
 “I have not quite gotten used to drinking wine yet,” Bridget said. “But I'd love to try,” she says shyly. I snort.
 “No one loves wine very much Bridget,” I replied and she giggled. She’s adorable.
 “If you don’t like wine, we can try something else. Anything you want,” I told her.
 “Oh no, I don’t want to be a bother,” She insists.
 “Bridget, you don’t seem to be trouble. Please.”
 “You can call me Sandra,” She laughed as she looked up at me. She tries the wine and displayed a bitter expression.
  “Maybe something sweeter," she asked. I nod at the waiter and he brings out another wine and pours her a new glass.
 “This is possibly the sweetest you can get,” I told her. She tried it and laughed with appreciation.
 “Now this I like.”
 I chuckled. Adorable. We chat a bit about the artwork she did today. She asked me what I do all day while I’m away. I provide an answer for my position and some of the matters I have to deal with on day to day basis.
 She talked to me more than on the first day and even greater so after some wine. Our food arrived, it was steak.
 “Daniella told me you like steak,” I explained. She laughed and nodded.
 “I’m starting to assume she is your spy,” shock appeared on her face when she finished her sentence.
 “Oh William, I am so sorry. I did not mean for that to come out disrespectful or ungrateful,” She placed her hands on her lap and looked down at them.
*** Bridget‘s P.O.V ***
 Then I heard him laugh softly. “First, please call me William. Secondly, you are right. Since I have been so busy, I have not had the time to know you like I want to. She keeps on telling me about you. Though I asked sometimes.  She is aware of fact that I care about you but she also is aware of fact that I’m a knucklehead and I have a bit of a temper. You don’t have to be afraid to say what’s on your mind with me,” He explained as he reached for my hands and squeezed them gently.
 Dinner was amazing and William is adorable. He looks like a mannequin in his navy blue suit and skinny tie. His hair looks messy however like ‘this was once planned’ kinda way
 I can not accept the fact that such an impeccable person has spent three days with me. I’m starting to feel superior every day and I can feel my wolf again. I can not speak to her however I can sense that she’s here now.
 We talked for a bit longer and then dessert comes out. We shared it. When we finished our dinner, we make our way out. “Would you like to walk back? It’s not that far,” he said as he looked down at me, my arm wrapped around his hand.
 “Sure, if it’s not too far, I’m just getting used to these heels,” I explained.
 He laughed, “Well if they start to hurt. I will carry you.” I shook my head and we began to walk down the street. It’s night time  He tells me about the town and his pack and how they ended up being one of the largest in South America.
 I shook my head along with the buzz of drinking too much. It feels like I’m floating. Before I know it, we were in the elevator heading up. We get into the hallway and he loosened his tie and walked me to my room door.
 “Thank you for having dinner with me,” He said
 “Thank you for taking me on my first date,” I replied. It seems like shock crosses his face however then it softens.
 “How would you like this to be a daily routine? We don’t have to go out every night however I would like to take you on a date sometimes,” He says as he takes my hands. There is that static feeling once more when our palms touch.
 “I know you are very busy with work. I don’t want to take you away from that,” I say looking at our hands. One of his arms goes to my chin and lifts my head gently.
 “I’m not too busy for you Sandra,” He whispered my name. Damn, he is gorgeous.. like he is just a masterpiece.
 Looking into his brown eyes, any girl might get used to this. “Sandra, can I kiss you goodnight?” He asked. Holy goddess! he is asking my permission. I nod.
  His hand slides down the back of my neck and he pulls me in gently to meet his mouth. It is warm and tender. I have never kissed like this and when our lips came into contact, it is like electricity. And just as fast as it started, it’s over.
 “Goodnight candy... Sandra,” He whispered in my ear and starts to head to his room. I held his arm, stopping him from leaving. He looked at me again.
 “Thank you once more for the date and the studio. I really love it,” I say trying not to get emotional.
 He laughed happily. “Anything for you my Sandra,” He says and we both make our way to our separate rooms. I took a shower before going to bed. I put on a pair of shoes and walk into bed. I didn’t realise how exhausted I was until I lay down.
 “My.. my... A small pink mouse has come to see me,” his voice sounded in the room. “Come over here,” He said. I took a few steps toward him. I stopped a few steps away from him.
 “Come closer,” He said. I took a few more steps closer. “Closer,” He says again. I take a few more. I am right in front of his chair. He grabbed my hands and made me sit in his lap.
 He buried his face in my neck and sniffed it. “Hmmm, I can perceive worry in you. Intoxicating,” he said silently into my ear. “I wonder what I can do to you to get worried out of you?,” He says as he licked my neck.
  He grabbed a handful of hair and yanked my head lower back, exposing my throat. He then pulled out a knife from the table beside him. A tear rolled down my cheek. “That’s just the beginning but we can do more.” I feel the burn of the knife on my cheek.
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