Chapter 45: The Beta

RORY POV

I pulled away from Oliver and looked up at him.

"Marriage?"

"You want to get married someday, right? I mean, we're mates. Don't tell me you don't like me?" Oliver asked, grinning.

"Of course, I like you, and I understand it's my destiny and stuff."

"Do you not want to get married?" Oliver asked, looking hurt.

"I do, Oliver."

"She needs time," Mom said, walking towards us. "I'm going to go outside and introduce myself to the rest of the pack's new members. I'm also going to see if they will accompany me on the run. I want to look for my missing wolves. I was so busy hiding, living as a human, that I didn't go out and look for them in wolf-form. I bet we could cover a lot of this territory rather quickly."