Chapter 44

Ebony's POV

“Let’s get you fed,” he said, lifting me back to the passenger seat.

“You’ve got to be hungry too,” I pointed out.

He shrugged. “I can wait. When you’re a new werewolf, your body starts to change, to build up the muscles and reserves it needs to survive the frequent shifts back and forth. You need it more than I do.”

“Still, you better have bought food for yourself too.”

His lips curved upward in a slight grin. “I did.”

Accepting the answer, I grabbed the bag and pulled out the first thing on the top. It smelled like a bacon burger… yum.

I demolished it quickly and reached back into the bag before I noticed Ford watching me.

“What?” I asked him, as I unwrapped the second one.

“You’re beautiful,” he said simply.

I wiped at my face self-consciously.

Reed had never said anything like that to me.

And he’d never touched me like Ford just had, without expecting reciprocation. Hell, I didn’t think he’d ever