#Chapter 314: Pancakes & Dreams

Olivia “How about we get out of here for breakfast?” Nathan suggested, sitting up and stretching. As he sat up, the morning light hit his chest, illuminating his chiseled muscles and slender build. Even with dark circles under his eyes and his hair a mess, he looked incredibly handsome in that moment. He always looked incredibly handsome, though. “A breakfast outing, huh?” I said, unable to hide my surprise. “Figured you’d want to save money and take advantage of the hotel’s breakfast bar.” Nathan shot me a look. “As if I’d take my mate out on a weekend trip to the city and make her eat the hotel’s breakfast bar,” he teased. I smirked. Hearing him refer to me as his mate was still foreign to my ears, but I liked it. It made my wolf stir, too, making me momentarily forget my distance with Nathan lately. “Anyway,” he said, climbing out of bed, “I heard there’s a nice cafe down the street from here. We could walk, get some breakfast, then… I have another surp