Chapter 21. Were You in Your Room Last Night?

Olivia POV

“You look worried, mate. Is there a problem?”

I heard André speak to me gently, and I turned to look at him shyly.

“People are going to stare at us if we leave here together. They might get the wrong impression and…”

“And they will do nothing about it. You are mine, and they had better get used to it. None of them can have you the way I do.”

I blushed hard. I loved it when he was dominant and protective. It made me feel giddy in a good way. His deep voice was always beautifully sonorous when he referred to me as his mate, Olivia or Kitten.

“I know, but I'm just not ready for the staring eyes just yet.”

I lowered my head as I spoke. I soon felt his finger under my chin as he raised my face up slowly.

“I understand. Luckily, there is a contingency for this.”

He took my arm gently and pulled me along. We walked past quite a lot of hedges and flowers. Where was he taking me?

It took a while before we finally came to