happy tears were erased. “Gorgeous,” he murmured huskily, but he wasn’t looking at the ring, his eyes were fixed firmly on her.
Reaching for her hand, he caressed her skin and played with the ring he had just placed on her finger. It was like stroking satin. She was the most precious thing to him. He felt he was a completely different person than the man who’d walked into the Crescent City Brewhouse and found this beautiful woman sitting at the bar cursing at her phone.
Anna was speechless, she couldn’t believe he had given her his heart completely. She stared at the gorgeous ring. It was the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen in her life. She had no idea how he had known canary diamonds were her favorite, but he had- somehow he had.
The center stone was a huge, bright yellow diamond set into a dainty white gold filigree band and crown. She wasn’t sure just how large the center stone was, but she guessed close to three carats. Six smaller, brilliant white diamonds ran down each side of the band. The stones were blinding they were so brilliant. The dainty swirling filigree pattern of the band set off the stones perfectly. No other setting would do these stones justice.
About a block down, the driver pulled to the curb and Cade helped her down. They were in front of Crescent City Brewhouse again, where they had met the very first time, in real life anyway.
Anna smiled broadly at him, and he said, “It all began here, and if it’s all right with you, I would like to order a celebratory glass of champagne here to toast to the most beautiful woman in the world accepting my ring.”
Anna gave him her biggest smile, took his hand, and walked with him into the Brewhouse.
Richie happened to be working. His face lit up as he saw Anna walking in with Cade. Unbeknownst to the humans that frequented the Brewhouse, Richie was also a shifter. He knew that Cade would make Anna very happy, and that was what he wanted most for his good friend.
Wiping his hands on a bar towel, he walked to the corner nearest Cade and Anna. “What would you like?”
“Champagne, Richie, and bring the bottle.”
“What’s the celebration, Cade?” Richie had a pretty good, idea but he thought he’d play along and ask anyway.
“This gorgeous lady has agreed to wear my ring. I couldn’t be happier. I can’t imagine myself without her in my life or what I ever did before she was in it.” Cade was looking into her eyes like a lovesick puppy.
Anna sat quietly watching the exchange between the two friends. Her heart thumped wildly. She couldn’t believe how happy she was. It was amazing how life could take a turn.
It was 3:30 in the afternoon. They returned to the hotel after a joyous celebration with friends at the Brewhouse. That meant he had only thirty minutes to get to the meeting downstairs with Stefan and the lawyers. It was killing him to even think about leaving Anna’s side. With the mating not completed, his wolf was nervous and pacing. For a shifter who had found his mate but hadn’t completed the ritual, it was downright uncomfortable to be any amount of distance apart.
Her room was on the twenty sixth floor, and the meeting was in a boardroom on the third floor. Twenty-three floors apart. He hoped since they would be in the same building, the discomfort wouldn’t be too bad. Not like being miles apart, still he wanted this meeting to be short, like fifteen minutes short. Then again, maybe she would come along to the meeting?
“Cher, would you like to join me downstairs?” He hoped her answer would be yes. Even though he felt a bit selfish wanting her to sit in a meeting with lawyers completely bored just to ease his own issues.
She glanced at her laptop. “I was really hoping to spend some time on my new client’s project. If being there is important to you I’ll go, but if not, I’d rather get started on their branding.”
He actually turn red, this was the first time she had seen him
Reaching for her hand, he caressed her skin and played with the ring he had just placed on her finger. It was like stroking satin. She was the most precious thing to him. He felt he was a completely different person than the man who’d walked into the Crescent City Brewhouse and found this beautiful woman sitting at the bar cursing at her phone.
Anna was speechless, she couldn’t believe he had given her his heart completely. She stared at the gorgeous ring. It was the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen in her life. She had no idea how he had known canary diamonds were her favorite, but he had- somehow he had.
The center stone was a huge, bright yellow diamond set into a dainty white gold filigree band and crown. She wasn’t sure just how large the center stone was, but she guessed close to three carats. Six smaller, brilliant white diamonds ran down each side of the band. The stones were blinding they were so brilliant. The dainty swirling filigree pattern of the band set off the stones perfectly. No other setting would do these stones justice.
About a block down, the driver pulled to the curb and Cade helped her down. They were in front of Crescent City Brewhouse again, where they had met the very first time, in real life anyway.
Anna smiled broadly at him, and he said, “It all began here, and if it’s all right with you, I would like to order a celebratory glass of champagne here to toast to the most beautiful woman in the world accepting my ring.”
Anna gave him her biggest smile, took his hand, and walked with him into the Brewhouse.
Richie happened to be working. His face lit up as he saw Anna walking in with Cade. Unbeknownst to the humans that frequented the Brewhouse, Richie was also a shifter. He knew that Cade would make Anna very happy, and that was what he wanted most for his good friend.
Wiping his hands on a bar towel, he walked to the corner nearest Cade and Anna. “What would you like?”
“Champagne, Richie, and bring the bottle.”
“What’s the celebration, Cade?” Richie had a pretty good, idea but he thought he’d play along and ask anyway.
“This gorgeous lady has agreed to wear my ring. I couldn’t be happier. I can’t imagine myself without her in my life or what I ever did before she was in it.” Cade was looking into her eyes like a lovesick puppy.
Anna sat quietly watching the exchange between the two friends. Her heart thumped wildly. She couldn’t believe how happy she was. It was amazing how life could take a turn.
It was 3:30 in the afternoon. They returned to the hotel after a joyous celebration with friends at the Brewhouse. That meant he had only thirty minutes to get to the meeting downstairs with Stefan and the lawyers. It was killing him to even think about leaving Anna’s side. With the mating not completed, his wolf was nervous and pacing. For a shifter who had found his mate but hadn’t completed the ritual, it was downright uncomfortable to be any amount of distance apart.
Her room was on the twenty sixth floor, and the meeting was in a boardroom on the third floor. Twenty-three floors apart. He hoped since they would be in the same building, the discomfort wouldn’t be too bad. Not like being miles apart, still he wanted this meeting to be short, like fifteen minutes short. Then again, maybe she would come along to the meeting?
“Cher, would you like to join me downstairs?” He hoped her answer would be yes. Even though he felt a bit selfish wanting her to sit in a meeting with lawyers completely bored just to ease his own issues.
She glanced at her laptop. “I was really hoping to spend some time on my new client’s project. If being there is important to you I’ll go, but if not, I’d rather get started on their branding.”
He actually turn red, this was the first time she had seen him
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