Sweet: Cyrus POV

Leo's silver orbs met mine as he smiled at me,

"It's a sweet dessert drink. It's made with ice cream and sometimes there's candy inside it, too. Considering how you attacked my bowl of ice cream that one night, I think you'd like it."

I smirked at the memory of basically stealing his entire bowl of ice cream after I said I just wanted a taste. It was so good. I think I might have eaten it often with my brother before...everything. I shook my head to get rid of the memories before looking back at the menu,

"I think I'll try one. The club sandwich looks good, too. With fries, of course."

"You're addicted."

I clicked my tongue,

"Whatever. What are you going to get?"

"One version of your least favorite thing."

I shook my head,

"You know, I love you but your taste in food can be questionable at times."

He overlapped his hands on the table and leaned towards me with a smirk on his face,

"Did you just say that you 'love me', gorgeous?"

I raised a brow in slight confusion,

"Yes. Of course, I do."

His smile grew along with the adoration in his eyes,

"That's the first time you've said it out loud, Cy."

I thought back and realized he was right. My face heated up as I felt slightly embarrassed. I'd just said something so important in the most unromantic and sarcastic way possible. Leo reached across the table, chuckling as he interlaced our fingers. I stared at our joined hands,

"I mean it...I really do love you..."

He brought the back of my hand to his lips, kissing it gently,

"I know, Cy. I love you too."

I started to smile back at him until I heard footsteps approaching our table. All expression dropped from my face automatically. Instead, I looked at him with as much happiness in my gaze as possible. He smiled back and kissed my hand again before turning to our waitress. She wore a snug crop top with a piece of fabric wrapped around her upper thighs and waist that was trying its damnedest to be a skirt.

The pen, that should have been waiting to write down our order, was situated between her cherry red lips instead. She smelled like a wolf from our pack or, should I say, multiple wolves from our pack. Slut. Her tits nearly popped out of her shirt as she leaned forward slightly, eye fucking Leo. Not this shit again. Leo started to say something, but he didn't get the chance as my eyes shifted color and I growled, catching the girls attention,

"Listen to me carefully. I'll only say this once. He's my mate. MINE. So put your tits away and take a step back. The only thing you should be focussed on is our order. When you're done serving our food, you can find a dick to suck. 'Til then, focus on your fucking job or find someone who will."

I glared at her until she looked down in submission, which didn't take long. She stood up straight and stepped back, her eyes never leaving the ground,

"Yes, sir. I apologize. What would you all like to eat today?"

We gave her our orders, and she quickly scurried away to fill them. I rolled my eyes at her retreating figure before looking back at an amused Leo,

"Now, I see what you mean. Your possessive streak is pretty sexy, love."

My face heated up as my eyes widened slightly,

"Shut up..."

He laughed, and we talked about random things until our food arrived. I glared at the disgusting burger that Leo ordered while taking a bite of my club sandwich,

"Adding bacon to that abomination won't help."

As if trying to prove me wrong, he took the absolute largest bite while smirking at me. After chewing and swallowing, he licked his fingers,

"I don't know, baby. I think it tastes pretty good."

I rolled my eyes and ate a few of my fries before taking another bite of my sandwich. It was actually really good, and it didn't taste burnt at all. Clearly, I'd made the better choice. I glanced at my milkshake. I'd decided to get a chocolate one, so the substance was a brown color, topped with whipped cream and a cherry on top of that. There was both a spoon and a straw inside, which made me slightly confused. Was I supposed to drink it or eat it? Leo said it was a drink. So, I guess I'll use the straw. I picked up the glass and took a sip. It tasted so good.

"You like it, baby?"

I looked up and saw a smiling Leo. I took another sip before smiling back,

"It's really good."

"I thought you would think so. I think you have a sweet tooth, beautiful."

I tilted my head and hummed,

"Who wouldn't? Sugar is so tasty."

He laughed as he finished off his burger. Since my fries were gone, I decided to steal a few from my wonderful mate. He clicked his tongue and shook his head before eating a few himself. I finished up my food and ordered a milkshake to go. It was a third of a way gone by the time we reached the car.

"You should slow down, baby. You could give yourself a brain freeze."

"What's that?"

"Well...it's when your head starts to hurt from drinking or eating too much of a cold food."

"Sounds fucked."

"It's not fun."

I looked curiously at my drink. It was nearly gone. And I still don't think I had a 'brain freeze'. I shrugged and finished off the last few sips as we pulled up to the packhouse. We walked inside and I headed to the kitchen to throw my empty cup away. As I tossed it in the trash, Leo hugged me from behind,

"You still wanna go for a run baby or do you wanna relax in our room?"

It'd been forever since we'd gone for a run and with our wolves as restless as they were, it would do us some good,

"Let's run."

He kissed my cheek,

"Alright, love. You wanna leave our clothes in the forest or in our room?"

"The forest is fine, I doubt anyone is out but the patrols and they're most likely closer to the border."

He hummed, and we walked outside. Even though it was my choice that we shifted in the tree line, I still felt slightly self-conscious as I stripped down. Leo stood close to me, but had his back to me. The way he was standing, if anyone did walk up on us, he'd be able to quickly cover me with his body. I couldn't help but stare at the muscles that lined his back before I shifted. He was so handsome.

The sound of popping bones filled the air as we both shifted. Soon enough, our wolves were nuzzling each other. He licked my muzzle before growling softly and taking off. I quickly followed and caught up to him. As we ran side-by-side, we'd brush against each other. He bumped his shoulder against me before speeding up. I growled playfully and quickly followed after him. I watched his golden fur disappear through a break in the tree line as I headed after him. I broke through and came to a stop. The scenery was breathtaking.

It was a huge clearing with a large cliff that had a waterfall feeding into the lake that took up most of the space. Wildflowers created a perfumed carpet under my paws. The water was a clear blue and as I walked up to it, my reflection rippled back. This area was beautiful. A howl sounded to my left, bringing my attention to the cliffside. At the top of the waterfall, stood my golden furred mate. He huffed and motioned for me to come up. I approached the cliff curiously, trying to figure out how the hell he got up there. After nosing around for a while, I saw a path tucked behind some wild berry bushes. I picked my way through them and up the path. Just as I caught a glimpse of his golden tail, he leaped off the cliff.