I was left flabbergasted, speechless and flustered.

Andy had never spoken to me like that before. I didn't recognize my friend as he stormed off leaving me in utter disbelief.

I wanted to reach out and stop him and demand him to listen to me. He wouldn't but I could have at least tried but my feet were glued in place behind Osiris.

Osiris had moved me behind him when Andy started getting loud and offensive. The small gesture, however, innocent made my stomach flip. I couldn't look into his action too deeply. He was probably only doing it out of anger wanting to square up against Andy. Alphas didn't take to kindly to challenges but I was surprised at how well Osiris composed himself.

He didn't raise his voice once or use violence as the answer. With the amount of broken glass and wood Osiris had shattered I was stunned he didn't do anything more than demand Andy apologize.

Osiris did say he wanted to prove to me that he was serious about us and though I wanted nothing more than to reject his claim, I couldn't, not now anyways.

So, I stared dumbfound when Osiris shut the door and turned to face me. He scanned me over from head to toe his eyes lingering a few moments longer on my chest before training them back up to my face.

I dropped my head as I bit my cheek unwilling to let myself tear up.

His fingers brushed my cheek and I released it. The comforting sensation of his fingers just barely touching my face left my body buzzing.

Did I dare look up?

God, I wanted to but the sudden butterflies in my stomach wouldn't allow me too not with out giving myself away. But there was this itch, an itch I could not scratch.

My eyes betrayed me as the trailed up his body from where they rested on the floor. It was painstakingly slow but I eventually grew the courage to look at him and I wasn't disappointed.

Eyes as rich as the most deepest forest stared down at me, they examined me like a delicate flower.

I forced myself to clear my throat. "We- we should get back... to work." Backing away my legs quivered. What I needed most was to contain myself; more like fight an unseen urge that dared me to indulge more of him.

My fingers softly touched the forms on his desk. There were so many, it was looking at a sea of papers, they all looked the same I couldn't tell which one I was looking at earlier.

With a sweaty hand I sheepishly fumbled through them. I didn't get far into my search before Osiris planted his hand over mine and I stalled in place.

"Here," He picked up a document that looked familiar and I offered a meek smile.

"T-thank you." I sat down in the chair keeping my gaze far from his own. I could have choked on the tension in the room, it was suffocating. Tugging at the collar of my shirt I listened as Osiris cleared his throat. "I'm sorry." I blurted.

He was caught off guard, taking in a harsh breath of air. "For what?"

I shrugged embarrassment staining my cheeks. "I don't know... for Andy, I guess."

"It's not your responsibility to apologize to me, no body should be apologizing to me. The only person that is owed an apology is you."

"He was right though, I should have mentioned something to him about where I was." My fingers played with the corner of the paper I held. With my overwhelmed mind I absentmindly folded the corner.

Freezing, I realized what I had done and quickly moved to flatten out the fold. Osiris leaned forward in his chair eyeing me as I haphazardly tried to fix the crease.

"Phina, look at me." I didn't. "Phina," I remained with eyes glued to the crease.

He sounded annoyed, he sounded irritated and demanding. I had damaged an important form, what was I thinking?

"Phina." His voice boomed across the room stiffening my bone and locking my joints into place. He was waiting for me to look at him but I couldn't. I couldn't even if I wanted to. "Phina," His voice was softer, just over a gentle whisper. "-please look at me."

My bottom lip wobbled ever-so and I hoped to god he didn't notice. Nothing ever went unnoticed by Osiris.

Lifting my head I untucked my loose curls from behind my ears. My eyes gradually made their way up to meet his and my lungs became starved.

"You do not apologize for someone else's faults."

"But if I had just told him-"

"Is he your boyfriend?" Osiris probed tilting back into his chair putting distance between us. The room instantly felt colder.

I shook my head. "No, of course not."

He scoffed narrowing his eyes. "Either I'm seeing things or your blind."

He's words felt like a ton of bricks had been dropped on me. Andy and I had been friends since as long as I could remember. He was one of the only people in my pack that would be kind to me. Andy was never disrespectful toward me or rude or insualting. It was one of the only nice things that came from Dark Titan and I had almost ruined that.

I never meant for Andy and I to sleep together that night but it was one of the first few parties I went to and I wasn't used to drinking. I wasn't careful and I wasn't paying attention to my limit. One thing led to anther and I was waking up in his bedroom the next morning with a killer hangover and streaking mascara.

"Excuse me?"

He took in a calming breath of air. "Phina, he hovers over you like a partner, an unhealthy one at that."

"Andy is not my boyfriend. Sure he's clingy as a friend but that's all we are." I tried to assure him. "I promise."

I had apologized to Andy that awful morning profusely. I was embarrassed and guilty at the fact that I had crossed a line never meant to be crossed. We were friends what was I thinking? I was relieved when Andy accepted my apology and agreed to remain friends and to but that embarrassing night behind us.

Osiris cocked his head. "I know that you see Andy as just a friend but I don't think he sees you two as just friends."

I couldn't help but let out a humorless laugh. Osiris couldn't have been further from the truth. Andy insisted on remaining friends he didn't want my hiccup get in the way of all the years and memories we had together.

"I've known Andy for years, I doubt that."

"Do you?"

"Yes." I swallowed without an ounce of confidence.

There was something in the way that Osiris asked questions. It left me scrambling to find the validity of my own words; words that I felt to be true.

"So nothing ever happened between you two, in all the years you've known each other?" Skepticism was in his voice and I hesitated.

My teeth dug into my bottom lip drawing blood. I didn't know how to answer, hell I didn't know if I even wanted to answer. Did Osiris even want me to truly answer such a question? I don't see why he would, it only looked to me like it would create even more problems.

"Once," I gulped. "It only happened once and we never did it again."

I felt like I was set on fire. Why was he hounding me? It wasn't like Andy or I planned to do what we had that night. I wasn't proud about it and regret it each and everyday but I couldn't take it back; I couldn't change the past.

I love Andy like a friend, like family. I couldn't imagine loving him in any intimate capacity, the thought of it was repulsive in and of itself.

"We'll, that explains it." He nonchalantly and frankly unsurprised tone left me confused. Osiris wasn't mad? I half expected him to throw the desk or shout but no, he sat there and stared at me with an agonizing realization.

Suddenly I felt like I was naked, bare as the day I took my first breath. I was opening a can of worms I wasn't to keen on explain nor clarifying.

"I'm not judging you." He assured me.

"Then what are you doing?" I wondered my confusion growing by the minute.

"Trying to get a better picture of what you two are. It's clear to me that you see each other as friends but he doesn't."

"He's always had a crush on me." I admitted hoping it would clear the air.

"Always?" He pondered and I nodded. "And you two never crossed that line, as you said, except once." I nodded once again.

Osiris hummed in thought. I tried to put together some sort of sentence together to elevate any suspicious but I came up empty. My mind was cluster-fuck of unwelcome emotions and unwanted memories.

His laptop dinged and I audibly sighed in relief. Osiris leaned forward in his chair squinting his eyes as he read his screen. His feature grew darker and grim. The muscles of his neck strained as he nostrils flared ever so slightly.

"We can continue this later, I have to see to something." He pushed back his chair and started for the door rolling his sleeves as he walked. Osiris reached for the doorknob but abruptly stalled. "Would you like to come along?"

I blinked dumbfounded. I didn't know where he was going or what he was leaving to go do, and he was asking me to just tag along? If I wasn't such a wimp I would have laughed but I couldn't even muster up the confidence to answer him. I wanted nothing more than to get some time alone after this interrogation.

"Phina?"

I knew I wasn't going to say no so it came as no surprise to me that all I could say was, "U-uhh, yea.", not the most awkward voice.

He held the door for me as I ducked beneath his arm. Where we were going? I had no idea. There could be hundreds if not thousands of different reasons why Osiris was called away.

My mind brought back the conversation Osiris and I had about the wolf murdered outside his territory.

"Is someone hurt?"

He shook his head no, locking his office door behind him. I had never seen him lock it before and found it odd but I refrained from saying anything.

Osiris made his way to the front door stepping out and holding the door for me. The bitting winter air stung my face. I clutched my jacket to my body rubbing the palms of my hands against the top half of my arms for warmth.

"Here."

Osiris pulled his long sleeve shirt off with one swift motion handing it to me to take. With a shaky hand I grabbed it but not before I my eyes betrayed me.

He's chest was thick with muscle. The valley between his pecs trailed down to the top of his pants. I tried not to swallow noticeably but it was no use.

The wolf side of me had to be peeking through because I couldn't tear my eyes away not even when Osiris took back his shirt. His abs were sculpted his stomach was lean but ripped.

As my eyes wandered his body, they rested at top of his hip where a deep and jagged scar laid deeply embedded in his soft skin. I tried to imagine how he had received such a blow. Osiris didn't come off as someone that anyone could easily get the jump on.

Unfocused on anything but his bare torso I missed the fact that Osiris had rolled up the shirt together creating a single hole to put my head through. Ungracefully, I ducked my head into the shirt allowing him to pull the shirt over my head.

He was too close and my body was bussing all over again. Unable to stand the sensation any longer I backed away thanking him for his help as I pushed my arms through the sleeves.

The shirt was thin and didn't change much in terms of adding warmth but it did captivate me. My noise lingered over the collar of the shirt as I took in deep breaths. His scent was exceptional, I could sniff it all day if I could.

Mate.

I couldn't imagine, no I didn't want to imagine anyone else liking his scent. It drove my mind crazy at the single thought that someone would get the same effect by his scent as I did.

Our Mate.

Osiris began pulling down his sweat pants. I staggered back at the sudden boldness.

"W-what are you doing?"

Osiris stopped giving me a confused look. "What does it look like I'm doing?"

"Naked. It looks like you're getting naked."

"So you aren't blind." He mocked with sarcasm. Rolling my eyes I huffed. Osiris rubbed the back of his neck as he watched me. There was a hint of amusement that glinted in his eye. "You wanted to come along. Or have you change your mind?"

"No, no I want to come with you. I just don't understand-"

"I have to shift, where we are going isn't close by and it'll take too long to walk there." He crouched down folding up his pants and placing them on the door step.

How the hell he was able to walk in these temperatures was beyond me. He wasted no time as he leaped in the air shifting effortlessly into his naturally dark brown furred wolf. His wolf eyes me with more enthusiasm than Osiris ever offered me himself.

His wolf looked playful and pup-like cocking it's head from side to side. It was as if he were seeing me for the first time, his wolf's eyes were starving, thirsting and searching for more of me to take in.

I reached my hand out for him to sniff. His large dewy black nose pressed against the palm of my hand. His hot breath instantly defrosted my freezing hand.

His wolf's nose tracked up my arm first settling at the base of my wrist before slowly and painstakingly tracking up my arm more. The moment felt surreal and before I knew it was nearly toppling over

He had reared onto his hind legs letting his front paws fall onto the tops of my shoulders. I thought we were going to have a moment but it was far from that as he start licking my face. I teetered on my heels trying to balance our weight.

Osiris must have noticed my clumsiness because he backed away bowing his head. He look up at me revealing the pure whites of his eyes that just peeked from behind his dark irises. A quiet giggle left my lips, I couldn't help that he looked like a cute plush toy.

He bobbed his head over his shoulder and I took that as my cue to get on. I was eager to use some body heat so I moved hastily onto his back hugging his neck for security.

He took off into the nearby woods and I was grateful for the fact he nor anyone else could see me at the moment because even I couldn't believe how wide my smile was at this moment.