Chapter 173

Victoria's POV "Marriage? That's way too early! I haven't even decided yet." I said, my fingers nervously tracing the rim of my coffee cup. "Made up your mind? Victoria, life's too short to overthink everything!" Grace leaned forward, mischief sparkling in her blue eyes. "If I were you, I'd have jumped that prime Alpha already. A gorgeous specimen like Damian Sterling? You'd never regret it." I rolled my eyes as Nora, my white wolf, stirred restlessly within me. "You've got such a dirty mind, yet you still haven't sealed the deal with Elijah. All talk, no action." Grace snorted, tossing her auburn hair. "That's because Elijah and I have been in different countries. Plus, Jacob totally played me. He promised if I took him in that night, he'd convince his brother to ask me out. What bullshit! Nothing came of it." The café buzzed with chatter, the familiar aroma of espresso mingling with the various scents of humans and wolves. I sipped my latte, trying to appear nonchalant despite my hea