Astrid's pov My first instinct was to panic, then the second was to search for Aiden. There was something…or rather someone lurking in the bushes. Did they see me? I wondered with dread as the blood in my body rushed up to my neck and brushed over my entire face. It would be so humiliating to think that somebody had witnessed the two of us copulating like that outdoors, but Aiden had reassured me that it was only him and his brothers. But what if he had been wrong? What if by some mistake somebody had stumbled onto the path leading them to the lake? I gulped, tension bulking up in my chest. “Aiden…” I called out to my mate in a hoarse voice as the wrestling in the bushes only intensified as time went by. Eventually, Aiden heard my call and came to my side, but he didn't look ha