Maya seemed to not have heard Ashton as she continued to stare at his back.
It was strong and masculine. His wolf was probably big and strong.
Although they spent almost all day together, Maya was yet to see Ashton’s wolf.
It seemed like Ashton was mindful of her feelings which is why he hadn’t shifted even once.
“If you don’t want to go, then come in and help,” Ashton said.
He turned and looked at Maya with a gentle gaze.
It was as if his gaze was some kind of hypnosis. Maya found herself walking towards him under his gentle gaze.
“I thought that I could keep you waiting for over an hour. It seems you are really hungry.” Ashton said as he drew her into his embrace.
Maya smelled his woody scent complimented by the smoke from the cooking, making her heart feel a sense of security.
“I thought that you got when I asked you if you could cook. I was coming to check and see what the chefs were making. I didn’t know that I will get such a surprise.” Maya said.
“Am I such a petty person in your eyes?”
“I thought so. After all, who would dare order the almighty alpha to cook for them?”
“No one can except for you. You are the only exception. I can do anything for you as long as it makes you happy, my princess.” Ashton said as he kissed Maya on the lips.
“Okay, I will get going. I don’t want to inconvenience you.” Maya said after breaking from the hug.
“Okay. Go and get some rest. I will call you when it is ready.” Ashton said as he pushed Maya out of the kitchen.
Maya was feeling a little tired after walking around the pack for hours.
Although she was hungry, the thought of eating food prepared by the legendary alpha made her nod off to sleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.
She wanted to recharge so that she could have the energy to savor the delicious food.
After one hour and thirty minutes, Ashton finished preparing a delicious meal.
He had thought that since it has been a long since he prepared the dish, it won’t come out good, but when he tasted the dish, his salivary glands were still as excited as he remembered.
He put the dish on the dining table and went to get Maya, who had fallen asleep and was dreaming.
Her lips had on a smile as if her dreams were filled with sweetness. Although Ashton did not want to wake her up, he knew that sleeping on an empty stomach wasn’t good for her health.
“Wakie wakie!” He called out.
Feeling someone disturb her sweet sleep, Maya frowned, turned around, and continued to sleep.
“Hey, lazy bunny your food will go cold,” Ashton said.
He pinched her nose which forced Maya to wake up because she was finding it hard to breathe.
“Hey, you do want to kill me?” Maya grunted.
“If you continue to sleep any longer, the food will go cold and it won’t be worth eating anymore so I will just throw it away!” Ashton said.
“Don’t you dare? I will come right over after washing my face.” Maya said as she hurriedly moved out of bed.
“Take your time. Don’t hurt yourself.” Ashton said carefully.
“I know.”
Maya hurriedly rushed to the bathroom and after washing her face, she made her way downstairs to have dinner.
The delicious aroma was very inviting and she felt herself drooling before she even reached the dining table.
“What delicious food have you prepared, it smells so nice!” Maya said as she made herself comfortable on the chair.
“Don’t just eat the smell, have a test. I don’t know if it tests as good as it smells.”
“I’m sure it’s very delicious,” Maya said.
“Come on, have a bite,” Ashton said as he placed some food in Maya’s bowl.
Maya took a bite and chewed with satisfaction. But as she was about to swallow, a frown appeared on her face.
Ashton, who had been closely watching her frowned too.
“Is it that bad that you can’t swallow?” He asked.
“No. It’s very much delicious.” Maya said as she swallowed a big bite.
“Then why are you frowning?”
“I think this tastes familiar. I don’t know where I ate it but I’m sure it wasn’t in the wind winders pack.” Maya said.
“I think that I have eaten it before.”
“Do you remember?” Ashton asked. He was excited.
“My taste buds are familiar with the dish but I can’t remember where I ate it.”
“It’s okay. Maybe it’s part of your childhood memories that you can’t remember.” Ashton said.
“Maybe.”
Maya did not think about it anymore and concentrated on eating her food.
After clearing almost half the dish, she noticed that Ashton had barely touched his food. He was only staring at her.
“Why aren’t you eating?” Maya asked.
“I’m not that hungry,” Ashton said.
“You keep staring at me instead of having your meal, come on, let’s eat together. You have no idea how delicious this food is. Plus you haven’t eaten anything since morning. ” Maya said.
“You are the one who should eat more. You are still recovering and you can’t slack off.”
“What is wrong? You don’t seem yourself.” Maya said.
She noticed that ever since she said that the dish tasted familiar, Ashton has been staring at her.
She had already felt that Ashton somehow knew of her past but since he didn’t want to talk about it, she has never taken the initiative to ask.
“Nothing. I just feel like you are extremely beautiful tonight.” Ashton said as he smiled seductively.
“Can you let me finish my food before you can seduce me?” Maya said.
“When did I ever seduce you?” Ashton asked. Putting on an innocent expression.
“Every little action of yours is lethal,” Maya said.
“Okay enough of the talk, let’s eat.”
“Okay.”
After the meal, the two people once again strolled around the pack and before they knew it, night had hit.
“Don’t you go hunting?” Maya asked as they came from the woods.
“I mean, I heard that werewolves would always have a craving for raw meat but I have never seen you go hunting.”
“It mostly happens after transformation but once you have learned how to control it, it’s not big deal.”
“Plus I’m an alpha. We have hunters in our pack. If want to eat raw meat, I just have to give the order and it will be delivered to me.” Ashton said.
“So you also eat raw meat?” Maya asked.
“A few times. When we are far away from the pack and there is nowhere to find food, we hunt the wild animals?”
“Does it taste good?”
“I don’t know unless I ask my wolf because he is the one who eats raw meat.”
“It’s fascinating to have someone in your mind right? Like your wolf. You can talk to it any time you wish.”
“Yeah. At first, it felt weird for me but I came to learn that we are inseparable and after understanding each other, we also learned how to tolerate each other.”
“Do you think that I will never transform?”
“Of course not. You will when the time is right.”
“But I’m past eighteen.”
“It doesn’t matter. Trust me you will transform and you will have the most powerful wolf a Luna has ever had.”
“I believe you.”