CHAPTER 10
MAEDinner couldn’t have been more awkward. I didn’t know anyone; few wolves would even look in my direction after Damon growled at Samuel for complimenting me; and all that mate talk had been beyond uncomfortable.
“Where is everyone?” I asked as Damon led me down a dirt path an hour later.
Squirrels scurried around before us, scrounging for nuts and berries and picking at some moonflowers that blossomed along the pathway.
Damon took my hand and continued forward through the tall oak trees. “Do you like Samuel?” he asked after tense silence.
My eyes widened. That came out of nowhere.
“Why would I like him?” I asked.
Instead of responding like any normal person would, he pressed his full lips together and led me to the end of the trail to a glimmering lake. Bundles of moonf
