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I let go of him and smiled. “And no more Jack, I promise.”

“Or any other man,” he growled.

I laughed and nodded. “And I would like to meet Nate soon.”

“Oh, Nate can’t wait. I am barely holding him back right now,” he replied with a huge grin. “Do you want to go back inside?”

“Yeah. It is getting cold,” I said and smiled slightly.

He took my hand and led me back to the house. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. But the fear wouldn’t go away.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN – Baby Steps

Gabriel’s POV

I thought I was going to lose it when I saw Aria run away. Annie barely stopped me from going after her. She told me to let Nick handle it, but I was afraid he wouldn't catch her. When he told me he got her, I could finally breathe normally again.

“I can’t believe she ran away,” Annie said quietly.

I didn’t know what to respond, so I just continued to stare through the window, waiting for them to return.

“What if she rejects him?” she asked and came to stand by me.

“He will probably go back to being an even bigger man whore than before,” I chuckled.

I knew how hurt he would be. It would kill him. He really cared about her. But it was easier to joke around than to tell Annie the truth.

“He was a man whore?” she smiled and raised her eyebrow.

“Pretty much,” I said.

“What about you?” she asked me, smirking.

I turned to her and gave her my most seductive smile. “Women love me.”

She laughed and shook her head. “I bet they do.”

I turned back towards the window and saw Nick and Aria coming back. He was holding her hand. That was a good sign, right?

They walked back inside, and Annie ran toward Aria and hugged her. “So, are you two together?”

“You knew?” Aria asked her.

“I am a wolf, A,” she responded and led Aria towards the couch. “I recognized it, but I wasn’t sure until Nick told me.”

Nick and I walked behind them and took our seats. I looked at him and he gave me a small smile. I could see it hurt him when she ran away, but he was pretty calm, so I guess they talked about it.

Aria nodded and wrapped herself in a blanket.

Annie looked between me and Nick. “So, what happened?”

“We decided to take it slow,” Nick smiled. “But no more giving me heart attacks by going out with other men.”

Aria smiled but Annie smirked and crossed her arms over her chest. “What about you, ladies’ man? Will you be going out with other women until Aria is ready?”

I froze and looked at Nick. He was pissed. Oh shit, this was not going to end well. What the hell, Annie?

“What the fuck are you talking about?” Nick growled.