Missy “How have you gotten so much faster in only a couple of weeks?” I asked Maddox as we emerged from the trees, both fully dressed. I was still panting from my struggle to keep up with him. “I told you I was serious about protecting the Alpha family,” he laughed. We strolled across the lawn, heading towards the packhouse for lunch. Both of us were starving after our run all morning. When we woke up this morning, I was immediately struck with fear realizing that we had cuddled all night. We stayed up late talking. I confided in him what happened with Vlad, and he was a good friend by just listening to my troubles. Somehow though, there was no awkwardness at all. We both woke and started our day like it was normal for a couple of teenage kids to sleep together like that. At my reques