we'll be fine

His teasing words certainly had an effect on her, as her head shot upwards and she declared she was no princess. “No, but you’ll be a Queen shortly” he pointed out. Dry amusement covering… something. Was it disappointment perhaps? But then he was laughing again as her tongue messily licked across his check in a puppy kiss.

He released her when she pulled free, and she landed against the ground, her own mischievous laugh escaping her. “Oh good. I’d hate to lose my Alpha so soon after swearing my loyalty to her” he replied, and dusted off his paws. “So, did you still want to show me around?” he asked, changing the topic from the awkwardness that was clinging to them.


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