Alice POV.
I smiled at my mate, it was a smile saying or more like to reassure him that I only had eyes for him. Looking at him, it was strange to see that he was already in a defensive position with a very serious face. Even when we first ran into each other, I never saw that serious look. No, he looked more shocked that day we met. Now I understood it was because we were each other's mates, and it was the law of the councils that different kinds should reject each other if ever mated. But we didn’t. We have been trying to keep it a secret ever since.
From the way he stood, he could very much be mistaken for my second. That serious expression was unknown to me, I only knew the loving mate side of him. The serious side of him was going to take some getting used to. Although he is an
