On our way back, Harry kept talking to Joanna.
He asked if the color of her wolf’s hair was natural. Then, he began talking about hairdressing like a professional.
However, Joanna didn’t say anything. She walked ahead with her head down, ignoring Harry.
Harry’s words sounded weird to me. It looked like he had taken a fancy to the color of Joanna’s wolf. I wondered if he wanted to color his hair pink.
“Your hair has dry and split ends. I’ll ask my hairdresser to groom you someday. And your neck is sunburnt. I’ll give you a neck mask when we get back. And drinking water is extremely important. You should keep yourself hydrated. It’s the first step of health care. I don’t think you drink enough water.” Harry was nagging Joanna by giving meaningless healthcare tips.
He was rambling on without realizing that he was desperately looking for topics to impress Joanna.
Unable to take it anymore, I quickened my pace to keep a safe distance from them.
The sun slowly began to sink on the horizon. We walked for a long while on the barren land. Just as we were about to reach the border, we finally found a transportation vehicle.
The three of us showed our identity cards and got into the vehicle.
I sat in first, and Joanna walked past me and sat in a corner.
She had always been antisocial, and being a woman didn’t seem to change that aspect of her personality.
I wasn’t surprised and didn’t bother questioning her either. This was perhaps the most comfortable way to get along with each other.
Harry was the last one to get into the vehicle. He ignored the vacant seat beside me and sat beside Joanna.
The sudden change in his behavior surprised me.
Joanna’s POV
My stupid mate had been acting strange ever since he saw my wolf form.
He used to avoid me all the time but was pestering me now.
Something seemed wrong.
Harry’s enthusiasm made me uncomfortable. I wanted to stay away from him, but he was stalking me everywhere without leaving my side even for a minute.
I sat in the vehicle and closed my eyes to rest. Harry was murmuring the entire time. After a while, he fell silent.
I waited for him to speak again, but he didn’t. I wasn’t accustomed to his silence yet, so after a moment’s thought, I asked, “Why did you speak for me?”
“I promised your secret’s safe with me. Don’t worry. I will keep my word,” Harry whispered reassuringly.
I opened my eyes and glanced at him. His face broke into an ecstatic grin.
Then, he took out a phone from his pocket. “You left it in the cave just now. Fortunately, I found it.”
Only then did I realize it was indeed my phone.
I’m not social, so I seldom interacted with people or used my phone. Sometimes, it would stay in my pocket the entire day.
I took the phone and thanked him.
“You’re welcome. It’s my pleasure,” Harry whispered. He didn’t dare to look at me. He was playing with his fingers to hide his shyness. After a while, he suddenly leaned closer to me and said, “So, we are mates…”
‘Huh? So what?’
“What are you trying to say?” I asked in surprise.
“It’s… it’s just… Don’t you think it’s amazing that we are mates?” Harry blinked and looked at me with expectant eyes.
Although he sounded normal, I felt weird.
I couldn’t understand why he was shy all of a sudden.
I didn’t know what to say, and I didn’t want him to take it to his heart. In the end I simply said, “Forget about the mate bond. It’s no big deal.”
As if he didn’t hear what I said, Harry continued, “Why couldn’t I smell your scent as my mate when you were in your human form? I could spot your scent only when you turned into your wolf form.”
“The witchcraft seal that conceal my scent won’t work when I’m in the form of a wolf,” I explained tersely.
“Why is there a witchcraft seal on you?” Harry asked.
I didn’t want to disclose too much information, so I snapped coldly, “It’s none of your business.”
Whenever I was rude toward Harry, he would usually get angry and curse me. Therefore, I was mentally prepared for it.
But unexpectedly, Harry didn’t get angry this time. Instead, he looked at me shyly. “How can it not be my business? We are mates.”
I was taken aback and didn’t know what to say.
“So, you must have known I’m your mate for a long time,” he continued. “Then why didn’t you tell me…”
Harry’s coyness made my scalp tingle.
I took a deep breath and wanted to warn him.
Just then, his face turned beet red.
‘Geez, is he finally going to scream at me?’ I guessed he would start reprimanding me for being mean.
But it didn’t matter. He was harmless even when he got angry.
I closed my eyes, waiting for him to scold me.
But, to my surprise, Harry looked at me and asked, “What did you mean by ‘having an idiot mate’? Were you referring to me?”
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