Chapter 2 Charlotte

I prepared Eduardo's favorite dessert: beefcake with cheese. This cake is a specialty of my pack.

Two days before Eduardo came home from his business trip without me, he asked me to make that cake. But this time, he didn't ask me, but I remembered.

"Eduardo seems very busy." I ate a banana, sitting on the sofa in the living room. I was watching my favorite movie with my mind wandering.

"Since I miscarried for the sixth time, he hasn't wanted to tell me anything about the pack or the company. He never even talked about random things that happened to him." I leaned my back against the sofa.

'Eduardo changed.' My wolf voice echoed in my head.

'What do you mean?' I asked.

'Today, he changed. As you said, usually, when he arrives at the pack after a business trip without inviting you, he won't work; he will spend time with you. He ate the beefcake with cheese you made and told you many things,' said my wolf.

'He has a lot of work. Economic growth and the process of improving pack facilities have not fully recovered since the war three months ago,' I said, thinking positively.

'Usually, his wolf will meet me. Evan didn't say he wanted to see me; he just said he missed me and was happy that Eduardo had arrived in the pack.' Thea lowered her head. Suddenly, she became gloomy.

I have to comfort my wolf. 'The day isn't over yet, Thea. Maybe when Eduardo and I go to sleep, we will switch bodies. You and Evan will meet.' I said brightly, hoping my words would ease my wolf's sadness.

Thea nodded weakly. She didn't seem to want to get her hopes up.

I looked at the clock on my cell phone. It was 10 o'clock. Eduardo never came home late at night.

I contacted him via the mind link again. 'When will you come back? It is late.'

'Soon. You are very talkative. You're annoying.' Eduardo growled, and he disconnected the mind link unilaterally.

I lowered my head. The corner of my heart painfully as if it had been pinched. It was the first time Eduardo got angry because I repeatedly contacted him. Usually, he got angry when I didn't contact him first.

I shook my head to remove my wolf words about Eduardo changing. I didn't want to have negative thoughts about my mate.

I stared at the ten beefcakes with cheese on the table. The cake is round with a soft and chewy texture. It is made with flour, beef, and cheese, resulting in a delicious taste.

My mother taught me to make that cake. I miss my parents and older brother. We haven't seen each other for a long time.

The scent of musk danced across my sense of smell, and my heart beat so fast. A wide smile spread across my face, replacing the worried and gloomy expression.

I hurried to the door, holding a plate of cheese-flavored beefcake to greet my mate.

I peeked out the window before standing in front of the door. My sense of smell was never wrong. Eduardo's black car stopped in the yard.

Eduardo exited the car and rushed to open the door for Beta Freya. Eduardo said something after a few seconds of them just staring at each other, and then Beta Freya answered his words. Beta Freya smiled and then walked away from the house.

"Beta Freya is no longer afraid of Eduardo. She could look Eduardo in the eye, and her body wouldn't shake." I commented.

I stood two steps before the door, pointing the plate at Eduardo, who came in with a tired face and messy hair. He looked at me and the cake alternately.

"Why are you waiting for me? You can sleep first if you are sleepy. Don't wait for me." Eduardo took the plate and ate his favorite cheese-flavored beefcake.

"I will sleep with you to make sure you sleep." I walked next to him.

"I'm going to bed because I'm exhausted." Eduardo was about to head to the dining room. He looked at me sharply because I didn't stop following him. "You go to the room first. I took a drink."

I nodded.

I was glad Eduardo ate the cake.

My wolf assumption was wrong. Eduardo hasn't changed. He was just tired because he had a lot of work to handle.

Oh, no, no.

Moon Goddess.

I fell asleep as soon as I got to the room!

I didn't know if Eduardo was asleep because when I woke up, I didn't find him next to me. We met in the dining room for breakfast. He said he slept, and his wolf said Eduardo only slept for three hours.

I won't let myself sleep before my mate again!

'I'm confused,' said my wolf. 'He didn't wake you up. He never lets you sleep first after he comes home from a business trip. He will invite you to do bed sports.'

My cheeks heat up. My wolf remembered such things; I even forgot it. I was so stupid.

'Eduardo is tired, Thea. I'm so glad he could sleep,' I said.

'Mm, I once heard Eduardo say that his fatigue will disappear when he is with you, and his stamina will increase a lot when you two do bed sports. He can even go for six rounds.' My wolf said that, but I was the embarrassed one.

'I don't know why you remember words like that.' I turned on the tap and pointed the hose at the trees in the yard. It was my morning routine after breakfast.

'Evan didn't even meet me. He doesn't seem to want to see me.' My wolf suddenly became gloomy. Thea asked me not to entertain her again because she only wanted Evan.

I was disappointed in myself because I didn't dare to ask Eduardo why we didn't switch bodies and let our wolves meet.

"Good morning, Luna." Beta Freya surprised me. I almost pointed the hose at her.

"Morning, Beta Freya."

"You are always diligent in watering them. I'm sure they like you." Beta Freya looked at all the plants with a smile.

"I hope they like me because I like them." I planted and cared for some flowers in the front yard and garden behind the house, treating them like my children.

I glanced at the ring with a sparkling silver diamond pendant on the ring finger of Beta Freya's right hand. "That ring is beautiful. Have you met your mate, or do you have a boyfriend?"

Beta Freya's expression shifted to one of surprise as she quickly hid her hands, her cheeks turning red. "I haven't met my mate, and I'm not dating anyone," she admitted.

"I'm sorry for asking that," I said.

"It's okay, Luna." Beta Freya showed me the ring. "This ring was a gift from Alpha. It's the first time I've received a gift from a man other than my late older brother," she said, smiling broadly as she gazed at the silver diamond ring.

'How could it be?' My wolf raised its voice, making me dizzy. 'Eduardo bought Beta Freya a ring, but he didn't buy you anything.'