We were probably three hours into the ride when we stopped at a gas station. Right beside it was a restaurant and from outside, the big advertisements could be read. 'Best cheeseburger in the world right here!' and 'Value meal at only 4.99$! Wow!'

Reading all of their adverts, I realized how I haven't eaten for almost two days now. That cheeseburger sounds really nice, right now. My stomach even started grumbling and I held it to calm it down.

I'm really hungry, but I didn't have any money.

I looked outside to the Beta who was filling the gas tank up and thought for a while.

'No, I possibly can't ask him, right?' I asked my wolf.

'Hm, I agree, but at this point, you'll die of hunger. You have to eat something.'

I sighed and sucked my stomach in. 'It's okay, I can still go on. Precisely four days without food.'

Inside my head, my wolf argued that I couldn't keep going in an empty stomach and how it's different from before and how I needed more energy because she was here now. It was probably true, but I ignore it. It's okay. Somehow, I'll survive.

I watched as Alec went inside the convenience store and came back out with two bottles of water. At least, I got water.

My stomach was rumbling and I was trying so hard to make it stop and thankfully, it stopped just as he got inside the car. He brought the engine back to life and put his seatbelt on and I was silently saying goodbye to those cheeseburgers.

Ah, and they looked really good too.

"Alright! Time to hit back--"

Silence.

My stomach made a monstrous sound. It was actually loud enough to make him stop talking.

Can I die now?

'Why are you so embarrassing?' my wolf scolded inside my head. I wanted to cry, but I kept a straight face.

He looked down at my stomach and back to my eyes and switched between them for a few while.

"Do you wanna grab--"

Play it cool, Hannah. Cool.

"N-no! I'm fine! Are you hungry?" I tried to brush off, even adding a fake laugh for effect.

Alec narrowed his eyes at me and did that thing with his hand where he pointed at the direction of the restaurant. "Are you sure? Because you sounded pretty hun--"

"Me?! Hungry?! Puhlease." As much as I wanted to convince him, all I can say is that it was an utter failure because there it was again. My stomach protested, wanting to be fed and this time, it made sure that it was heard louder than the last.

Oh, dear goddess above. I don't know what kind of sin I've committed, but isn't this too much?! Why should I be punished like this?

Should I just start digging my grave?

My wolf was laughing inside my head and it wasn't long until I heard Alec's boisterous laugh everywhere too.

"H-hey!" laugh "if you were so hungry" laugh "y-you should've just told me!" he beamed and I really wished the ground would just swallow me whole.

I looked away, hiding my face that was probably like a tomato right now, and lifted my hand, shaking it.

"I'm fine, really. L-let's just go." I dismissed, but the guy was still busy having the time of his life laughing at me.

He laughed for a long time and when he calmed down, he drove the car right in front of the restaurant. I looked towards him, both confused and embarrassed.

He smiled amusedly and turned the engine down.

"C'mon, let's go before I change my mind." he said, getting out of the car.

As for me, I cursed myself before getting and followed him. As soon as I got out of the car, I felt the unfamiliarity of the territory. I really was gone from my old pack. Right now, we were on human territory and that was noticeable by the smell.

Come to think of it, this is my first time on human territory. The smell of the gasoline annoyed me, but was bearable.

Looking around, I took a deep breath and turned around to follow the Beta. He was already holding the door open for me and as soon as our eyes met, he started laughing again.

Oh my, he's going to use this on me, isn't he? Well, he seems to be the type.

I muttered a thank you when I went in first because again, that was the first time someone did that for me. This blonde lady, probably around my age, quickly came towards us and offered us a booth by the windows. Gladly, we took it.

As soon as we sat down, she gave us the menus and she decided to give Alec more. A wink and a perfect smile. As for the guy, he smiled back seductively.

I took the menu, lifted it up in a way that covered them of my view. Because that was just plain awkward.

"Hello, my name is Riley and I'll be your waitress for today. I'll leave you some time and take your order, alright honey?" At her last word, she looked at Alec and left.

I raised my eyebrow at him and unluckily, he caught me.

"What?"

"Gross." I stuck my tongue out.

"What's so gross about that?" he laughed off and started looking at the menu.

I did the same and browsed the many items that were there. "Your mate would hate that." I said. I heard him huff before silently chuckling.

"Well, too bad cause I haven't met her yet." he said nonchalantly and that made me look at him in disbelief. 'Too bad?'

I shook my head and decided between cheeseburger with fries or chicken nuggets and fries.

After a while, Riley came back and took our orders. I decided to go with the cheeseburgers instead since the advert recommended it so much.

"I'll get the same as her, and add two milkshakes too. One strawberry and one chocolate." he finished, still with that smile on his face.

Thankfully, the waitress didn't take the flirting to another level because after taking our order, she left.

"So you assumed that I like strawberry?" I say, observing outside.

"What? No. The strawberry is mine. You look more like you like chocolates." he says shaking his head.

Okay, never would've guessed that.

A few card passed by and I was getting lost in my thoughts. Precisely, thoughts about my mate.

Alec said that his name is Ian. He's an Alpha.

That's all I know of him. But I want to know more. Who is he? What are his likes and dislikes? I would want to know, but that already seems so impossible. I mean, the guy literally broke my arm on our first encounter. Or second. Whatever.

It would be easy if I just threw him a slam book with all the questions and made him answer it.

Unconsciously, I found my self rubbing the spot where he broke my arm. It was all healed now. It healed in less than an hour.

"I'm guessing you don't know a thing about my pack, do you?" Alec said abruptly, pulling me out of my thoughts.

His pack? What was the name again? Pa-pan something?

So I shook my head in response. He smiled, but not his usual happy-go-lucky smile. It was almost a sad smile.

"Just a heads up, Panselinos is unofficially considered as a warrior pack. Almost everyone in it are warriors who are skilled in fighting. What they hate most is weakness..." he paused and looked at me straight in the eyes, his smile fully disappearing, but I got the message crystal clear.

They will hate me too.

"I wish you luck."

Gee, thanks.

After he said that, there was a long silence. I didn't know what to say. I mean, what can I say? 'Hey, I'm your Alphas mate. And, oh yeah, just a little detail about me, I'm an Omega. Have a good day.'

Ha, right. Before I even say anything, they will notice how weak I am and kill me.

Thankfully, the food came and as soon as it was on our table, we started eating. But what he said still stuck in my mind.

"What about him? My mate?" I ask, rather unsure. He was about to take a bite of his burger when my question stopped him.

"He hates weakness most of all."

I suddenly lost my appetite.

"Wow, thanks for that information." I say sarcastically and took a bite nonetheless.

"But don't you worry, at worst, he won't reject you. After all, he'd do anything to become more powerful. And mates are supposed to strengthen each other right?" Alec said jollily and all of a sudden, the atmosphere was light.

I wish I had that kind of talent.

I smiled and nodded.

"Oh, right. I wanted to ask you, if it's not much of a bother. Can you tell me of your pack and of my mate?"

He started laughing after I said that.

"Wow, you've really been kept in the dark have you?" he says and shakes his head. "Well, I don't like to brag, but when it comes to pack ranks in the Americas, Panselinos is definitely first. That's why I can't believe you haven't heard of us." He took a sip of his strawberry milkshake before continuing. "And about Ian... I won't tell you anything about him just yet. I'll let you know him yourself." he smiled devilishly and stared right into my eyes.

"That'd be very interesting to see." he finished.

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