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He began walking and | followed behind him. The only sounds that could be heard was the crunching of leaves
under our feet and the birds singing around us. There was an unspoken tension between us that | had never felt
from him before. Being in Simon's presence always madefeel at ease, silence between us was usually very
comfortable, but rare.
We always had something to talk about, something to laugh about. Admittedly, | did most of the talking but he
usually went along with it, adding the necessary sounds that assuredthat he was listening to what | had to
say and laughing when necessary. It was never awkward but now it felt different.
Everything fell different. It felt like | was walking with a stranger. | didn’t know what to say to him and at the
stime, | had plenty to say to him, none of which was very nice. It pissedto no end the conflicting
emotions and thoughts that ran through me
Soon the trees beclesser and lesser and it didn’t take very long for us to cout of the clearing. It was
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“Arthurt” A man called and Simon steered us in his direction.
“I saw your car. I've been trying to reach you, | didn’t know if you needed help or something. Why did you start
the patrol without any help? You know how dangerous these woods get. | wa-” The man said once again, but
stopped as | stepped out from behind Simon's back and his eyes strayed towards me.
“I got a report that someone was sighted coming into the woods and I had to rush over. Stephen, met Jessy.
She's the newest member of the pack and Lila’s friend. Jessy, this is Stephen. My Beta.”
Stephen stretched out his hand and | took it in a handshake, blushing when he gavea wink. He was
handsin a boyish way and had a certain charm about him. | couldn't help but smile at his friendly gesture.
“Are you okay? It can be really dangerous out here. You should be really glad Arthur got to you when he did.” He
said seriously and | nodded in agreement, offering him a small smile.
“I'm really grateful. | just needed to clear my head, | must have missed the sign while running. I'll just make my
way back hnow.” | said, gently pulling out my hands that had remained in Stephen’s even after the shake.
He gavea small smile which | quickly returned and | heard Simon clear his throat beside me. When I looked
towards him, | almost flinched in shock. His eyes were dark and the frown that sat on his face made his features
appear really scary. If glares could kill, | didn’t think | would be alive or Stephen from the way he was looking at
his Beta.
“I'll drop you off at home, Con, let's go.” He said and | quickly shook my head. | didn’t think | could endure
anymore of the silence, awkward filled moments with him.
“Ill jog back. It's fine. Thanks once again.” | responded, already turning to be on my way.
“Letdrop you off Jessy, I'm not sure whatever gave you the strength to run this far earlier but you might find
it more difficult to do again because you're completely off pack grounds. | have a bike, she’s pretty fast and |
could drop you off quickly, plus | can guarantee you'll enjoy the ride.” Stephen said cheekily, pointing towards
his black motorcycle parked in front of us.
“I don’t think that will be necessary. I'll-” Simon had began saying but | already knew what he was going to say
and | wanted no part of it.
“Yes please. Thank you Stephen.” | said.
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Simon shota glare which I quickly returned and without waiting for him to say another word, | made my way
towards Stephan’s bike. | watched as the two men, whispered amongst themselves, even when | couldn't really
hear whatever they were saying, | could tell how heated it was.
Stephen walked towardsonce it was done and | watched as Simon entered into his car and drove off with a
last look
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thrown my way.
“I've never seen a person as grumpy as he is.” Stephen said lightly and | let out a chuckle, accepting the helmet
that he offered.
Grumpy was never a word that would have been used to define Simon. He was like Kyla when we were younger.
Always positive, never a single negative energy to be found around him. He was the enthusiastic one between
us.
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