Page 38 of Wolf's Redemption

Cathy rose from her chair as if she had been waiting for the opportunity to leave since the instant I arrived in the dining room. She smiled nervously and walked down the hall. I followed her with my eyes until she disappeared from my sight.

I put down the pancakes because I didn't feel like it anymore and got up from my chair.

"Stay, please. I want to talk to you for a bit," my mother said, her voice calm and low enough for only me to hear.

I sighed and sat back down.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"I didn't buy your lies. You guys are terrible liars, you know that, right?" She said.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I said. Not because I didn't have the confidence, but because I wanted to keep Cathy's lie.

"I wasn't born yesterday, son," she replied. "I saw how she reacted when you came in here, plus your look wasn't discreet at all."

I settled back in the chair and looked her straight in the eye. "Will you be cool if I tell you that I like her?"

"No, I want to know the whole story," she insisted. "Last night before bed, I went to Cathy's room to wish her goodnight, but guess what? She wasn't there, but her car was in the garage. What a coincidence, isn't it?"

I knew I had lost and that whatever I said, she wouldn't believe me.

"Okay, you win," I said, "I took her out to dinner last night at an Italian restaurant."

"Very romantic," she interrupted me. "Sorry, I got a little excited. You go ahead."

I shook my head, looked at her, and couldn't help but laugh.

"You really like her, don't you?" I asked.

My mother nodded.

"I did everything I could to make her feel like a princess, and when I brought her home, we kissed."

I left out the rest of the details because I didn't want to start that kind of conversation with my mom at this stage of my life, let alone without my dad around for support.

My mom's eyes widened like saucers, and they were shining brightly at what I had told her.

"There's something I still don't quite understand," she said. "Why didn't you tell us about her before?"

I swallowed hard and at first thought about telling her everything that had happened, but it's something very personal to me and something I never shared with anyone.

"Because I didn't think it was important. I mean, I was engaged to Chloe," I replied. "But what I can tell you is that the moment I saw her and I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world."

She was extra quiet, looking up, devising a plan to get us closer.

"I like her a lot. She's cute, kind, and respectful, not to mention that she built an empire from nothing, just with her talent and determination," my mother said. "You have a good eye for women, and I like her for you. She would make a good Luna for our pack."

Since the difficulty with Chloe happened, my mother has tried to get me to date many women, including daughters of powerful alphas or council members. She had taken her role as cupid very seriously.

"I've never heard you talk about a woman like that," I said.

"It's just that something tells me she's the right one. I can see it in her eyes. And it's also very noticeable the chemistry between you two."

"And what about Candy?" I asked, scratching an eyebrow.

She put her hand to her forehead and grimaced with her mouth.

"I know Candy has a better position among our kind and is the heiress to The Mist Pack, but I can't think of a better woman than Cathy for you," she said without a hint of remorse in her voice.