In various books discussing the anatomy of a shifter it was written time and again in bold letters that when meeting the shifter, beast, for the first time the mate was not supposed to run especially when the other was human.

Human mates were dainty aur reason could be called as fragile which was not differentiated by the gender. Humans in comparison to the shift community were very weak which is why shifters had an unnecessary and overprotective need to protect them from anything and everything.

Running from the beast itself triggered the beast into thinking that something was wrong with the mate which made them chase and hunt them down, nevermind the natural Instinct of the Predator.

Which was the sole reason why Adeline remained where she had told him that she would be waiting for him. She had opened the glass door and taken a seat on the patio. It was small.

She was drinking her tea as she stared at the forest. Her eyes remained at the spot from where she had seen Xavier disappear.

It had taken her quite a time to realise that he was explaining every little thing to her. Even when they had begun dating he had never gone into such detail and she felt slightly overwhelmed by the sudden change.

Was it fair to think that now just because he wanted a chance she was supposed to give to him? How was it fair that she was supposed to do the exact thing that she had expected him to do when she wanted them to be together.

But if she also got herself on the same pedestal as he was, then she had the equal right of rejecting him right now as much as he did then. So he had just exercised his choice.

She sighed and rubbed her face. This continued to be getting trickier as she continued to think about it.

"Adeline?"

She moved her eyes to where her name was called. Xavier stood at the side of the house. Adeline looked away blushing bashfully when she realised that he was naked and had recently shifted back.

"Move inside," he growled and she jumped at the way he did. She stared at his face in disbelief.

Xavier only grew more angry by every passing second. "Do I have to tell you twice? Move inside, are you not aware of the temperature?" He started walking closer to her and Adeline stood up as she ran back inside once she is so what expression he had on his face.

The growling continued and so did the slight shake of things in the house. A purebred Lycans growl especially the one that had the power and dominance of an Alpha to shake the ground is it wanted to.

"How many times does it have to be told to you to be extra careful of where you step? You are a human and you are well aware of that. You should understand what the temperature is outside!" He snapped as he brought more wood to the fire.

"Its frequently below -15° Celsius. Are you aware of what the temperature can do to you?!"

Adeline listened to him talk with a sour face. He was snapping and lecturing her. She sighed. That was not what she had expected.

"Here," she looked towards him to find him standing with a huge blanket in his hands. "Sit in front of the fire." He said as he glared at her.

Not wanting to anger Xavier any further and have her lecture for the entire night she moved forward and sat down in front of the fire as told. Xavier then proceeded to wrap the blanket around her and make her as snug as a bug.

"Happy?" She grumbled from inside the huge blanket.

He merely grunted. "What do you want to eat? I should put the order for food in the kitchens."

She licked her lip. What did she want to eat? "Tell me something?"

He sat down beside her with the handset in his hands. "The beef or chicken stew is the speciality. You can have it with some bread and it would bring you enough warmth and fill your stomach."

"Chicken stew, bread and cupcakes?"

He grinned, "You got it."

Sitting beside him, Adaline heard him the entire time as he placed the order. After the kitchen told him as she over her that it was going to be Twenty minutes at least, Xavier Hung up on the call.

Now they sat with each other in silence as they both stared into the fire in front of them.

"What are we going to do here?" She whispered but her eyes did not move away from the fire.

"I have no idea," he said, taking her by surprise. Throwing a glance in her way he looked back at the fire and continued, "There are different reasons to why couples arrive here. Some fall out of love and hope of bringing back the spark and fall in love with the spirituality and the calmness this place offers. Some are mated to convicted felons and this place acts as rehab for them. Some are not as good as they should be in the beginning and thereafter force their counterparts in the physical experiences, this place heals them."

"Would it heal us?" She whispered softly. " We lost three people in our life. I have the guilt of not telling you when I have the chance and you have the guilt of not being able to protect me and the guilt of killing the child. . . Would this place be the one to heal us?"

She watched from the corner of her eyes as his expressions hardened. Adeline knew that she had spoken about every problem basically that they were having. Every guilt that both of them had buried deep into their hearts.

"I am neither an atheist nor am I a firm believer of God," he answered, "but I believe in the power of the moon and the miracles she has blessed upon us." He glanced at her. "I just hope that this time, she is kind enough to bless us."