The look on Annie's face gave me much satisfaction. I was glad that she was pleased with what I had done. She smiled at first glance of the hall and I felt a surge of contentment warm inside of me. "Let me go take a piss, I will be back" "Can I come with you?" I bent to whisper into her ear. She shook her head and smiled. Annie was smart. She knew what I wanted to do. With a mischievous smile, I saw her stand to her feet, excuse herself from the high table, and then disappear into the crowd. "Your mate is beautiful" Someone murmured to me. I smiled, "Thank you" before turning back to trace where she was but could not see her. 'Don't you think we should follow her? She's pregnant' my wolf whispered to me. My legs tickled. I was tempted to move but I didn't. I had to trust her decis

