Chapter 18
**Thalia’s P.O.V**
“So, first date was a disaster,” he laughed nervously. He’s probably trying to lighten the mood, I thought to myself. “Not entirely,” I gave a humorless chuckle, “I mean, it was going great before…” I couldn’t finish the sentence.
He looked down, understanding what I mean.
“You know, you’re awfully calm for a human witnessing what you did,” he said, giving me an assessing look. “I always knew about shifters, I just thought they were stories,” I shrugged, “But when I heard you growl, and saw you shift,” I shuddered at the memory. “You ran away,” he said, moving to sit down at the foot of the bed.
“I did,” I nodded. “Why?” he asked, “I mean, I understand you may have been scared but I was never going to let them hurt you,” he said, looking hurt himself. “I
