meet the family

Avantika was taking Audra home. The thought was still making her insides feel like fireworks. They'd moved fast, but she was still feeling ready for more, so this was a decent next step. Introduce Audra to her family, show her around, and see if she wanted to stay. Of course, she hoped she would decide to join the pack, but she wouldn't force it. The Hallows wasn't a possessive sort of pack. They wouldn't make her choose between them and Audra, and Avantika could be satisfied with meeting outside the territory. Probably the Hallows wouldn't even care if she brought Audra into the territory, even if she didn't join the pack. They were cool like that.

When they got close enough to see it clearly, she gestured to the castle. "This is where we all sleep. I can show you my room later if you want." She'd wait near the border with Audra first, just to be polite.

Suddenly a thought struck her. "Hey, um, when I'm telling them about us? Are you my girlfriend?" she asked hesitantly. It was an odd moment, but probably as good a time as any to clarify their relationship.

"Speech"