straight into the lake. He spotted some ducks off to the side of him and ran towards them. They started quacking and flapping their wings and Jack bolted back to Emma.
Emma laughed. “What a wuss you are Jack.”
They walked a little further and Jack found a stick and brought it back to Emma. They spent the next ten minutes playing fetch, until Jack lay down at Emma’s feet panting. Emma remembered seeing a little cafe when they first got to the lake and decided to head back that way.
* * * *
Mike headed to his pack meeting with Emma on his mind. On arriving at his uncle’s house he got out and headed inside. His Uncle Shane sat talking to Paul, his cousin and Enforcer of the pack, they both stood when Mike walked in.
Mike shook his head. “Sit down you two, you know I hate all that crap unless it’s a ceremony.”
Paul stuck out his hand and Mike grasped it and pulled him into a one armed hug.
“How are you doing? When did you get back?” Mike asked.
“Last night and I’m good, thanks. Two weeks away definitely helped clear my head,” Paul said.
Paul had taken a couple of weeks to get his head in order after splitting up with a lass he believed was his mate. S
he ended up taking up with someone from another pack she met online. Scott arrived and the four of them sat and discussed what was happening in the pack, everything was fine. So after forty-five minutes they broke up the meeting, Paul and Scott left. Mike turned to his uncle and asked, “Has a human ever been a mate?”
His uncle cocked an eyebrow. “Why do you ask?”
Mike sat back in his chair before replying, “Emma, the girl we took on to help Grams around the B & B, she confuses me. My wolf wants to claim her and has since we met last night. But my human side is confused, she is human. When I’m near her she feels like home, I want to grab hold of her and never let go. From the first moment I saw her picture attached to her resume, I’ve had a reaction to her. I’m constantly hard since she turned up, no woman has ever made me this horny. I know these are all signs of her being my mate, but how can she be, if she is human?” Mike said.
“Sounds to me as if she is a half- breed, unable to shift but having the longevity of the were. Stronger and faster than the average human. Do you know anything about her family?” Shane asked.
“I know from our emails, her mother died in child birth, but she knows nothing about her father. From what you have said, I would assume her father is the were because our females don’t die giving birth,” Mike said.
“I would suggest you go claim your mate and then suggest getting a DNA test done to see if we can find out who her father is,” Shane said.
Mike thanked his uncle for his help and advice and left.
Mike drove back into town and pulled up where he had dropped them off, Mary stood waiting for him, but no Emma. He jumped out, taking the bags from Mary,
“Where is Emma?” he asked.
“Off exploring town. She said she’d meet us at home later.”
He snapped at his grandmother, “How could you let her go off by herself?”
Mary looked at him with censure. “What has gotten into you, you never speak to me like that?”
“I’m sorry, Grams, but I think she is my mate,” he replied.
“That’s wonderful, dear, but tread carefully. We don’t know how she will react to finding out about us,” Grams said.
Mike collected the meat order before driving home, worrying the whole time about Emma.
Once he had dropped Grams off at home with the shopping, he got back into his car and went looking for Emma.
His wolf was restless not knowing where she was, he opened the window and took in the scents around him. He picked up her strawberry and cream scent in no time. He followed it, she had a good wander around the market and then headed towards the lake. He parked his car and walked because she had gone through the park rather than walk around the road. As he passed the playground several