#Chapter 21: An Almost-Date

Asher was waiting for an answer on how I noticed him following me, but I couldn’t tell him the truth. The emergence of my wolf was not a secret I was ready to tell him yet. “I saw you turning at the streetlight,” I said. It wasn’t entirely a lie. That had been when I spotted him, but only because Lilith had mentioned it. “I just happened to be looking that way.” His disapproval was apparent through the quiet on the line. I wracked my brain for a more believable excuse, until he surprised me. “This isn’t why I called,” he said, voice low, like he was chastising himself. He huffed a breath, then asked, “Are you free tonight?” “Tonight? I think so.” I couldn’t imagine why it would matter to him, unless he was trying to keep tabs on me again. “…Why?” “Have dinner with me.” Dinner? Was this…? No, it couldn’t be. But the way he said it made it sound like a date. He seemed to take my stunned silence as acceptance. “Come to my dorm room at six.” I found my voice, but only enou