No one Pov's . "I mean who knows what low kind of ingredients you have stored and how old they are. I will order the ingredients and you will prepare the food. Got it" Aaron said in one go whatever came into his mind, not realising the meaning behind his words. His eyes shot up when he realised what he uttered in the heat of the moment. He looked at Aana who was fuming in anger and ready to kill him. "Aana". "Fine. Order the ingredients" Aana muttered while killing him in her mind. If she was old Aana then she would have kicked his ass for saying something like this but with time everyone changed. She changed opposite to what she was. From fire to cold water. "I'm sorry If I sound rude but I didn't mean to hurt you. "Instead of ordering ingredients why don't you order food for yourself" She suggested, ignoring his apology. "But I want to eat food made by you," he said. She abruptly looked at him and they both had eye contact where she also saw the same loneliness in his eyes from which she is suffering. They both were lost in each other forgetting the world. That's when they heard the sound of the window rattle because of the air which brought them back to the world. They both started looking everywhere except at each other, then after a while looked at each other and passed a smile trying to handle the tension between them which was increasing with every passing second and the fact that they are mates was like a negative point because Alice and Rex badly wanted to come close and hold each other in arms. "I should order the ingredients" Aaron muttered trying to ease the situation then started looking into his mobile, tapping on any app. Aana looked at him and found him tapping his leg on the floor and pressing any app on his mobile. it didn't take her long to understand that he was nervous. "Don't worry. Till now, I understand one thing that you're an amazing man. so don't worry about your first impression of me because it's perfect. " She said with a small smile. Where he was looking at her shockingly as she answered the question which was bothering her for so long. "How did you know what I'm thinking?" He asked. "I just know," She replied. Even she was shocked at how she guessed his problem. She just felt like saying this to him and she said it without any hesitation. A smile broke on his lips seeing their bonds and also after realising what she said. "She has a good image of us in her mind," he thought and just controlled himself not jumping like a monkey in happiness. "Do you know cooking?" he asked. "Yes". "Then what will you cook?" He asked excitedly like a child. "Whatever is your favourite". "Okay then make fried rice. " She nodded. Aaron started giving orders to his personal bodyguard to bring ingredients. Aaron knows that his bodyguard never leaves his side. He must be around in casual clothes so that no one gets to know about him. When an 'okay' reply came from another side, Aaron looked at Aana's side who was staring at her

He didn't disturb her, instead, he also started staring at her. They both were looking at every fine detail of each other's face and with every passing second, they were falling for each other's looks. They got interrupted in a staring game when someone rang the doorbell. "Did I catch you staring at me?" Aaron teases her. "I wasn't staring a t you. It was you wh o was staring at me" . "Don't lie… yes I was staring at you but that doesn't hide the fact that you were also staring at me" He again teased. She rolled her eyes and went outside to open the door when someone rang the doorbell again. Aaron also followed her like a lost puppy. She stopped at the door and look at him annoyingly. "Why did yo u come here? " She asked. "To b e with you" . "What the" she clamped up when s he was about abuse and took a de ep breath to cool down her anger . "Calm down, Aana. Ignore this duffer" She mumb led to herself and looked at Aaron who pressed his lips under his lips to control his laugh. "You can't ignore me" He mumbled when she unlocked the door. He was about to tea se her more but one glare from her was enough for him to shut his mouth. Aana ope ned the door and her eyes widened seeing the person who was standing at the door. "Chr isti an?" . "Alice," He muttered. Aaron's eyes widened hearing Aana's wolf name from his bodyguard who is a human. "you both know each other?" Aaron asked and looked at Aana who was looking at Christian shockingly. " Ye s" . "No" Aana lied, interrupting Christian. "I don't k now him" She mumbled and went inside the room. Aaro n smells that she is lying. He looked at Christian. "I don't know sir why she is lying," he said and then shook his head negatively. "Or maybe I know why sh e is lying" he hissed a nd then looked at Aaron. "How do you kn ow Alice?" He asked directly. "It will be better if she answers your question. " He passed the beg in which he brought the ingredients to Aaron then left after bowing his head in respect. Aaron closed the door and looked at Aana, who was sitting on the couch, lost in her thoughts. His eye s went to Aana's hand. She attached the pillow to her chest, her hands were shivering and sweat was dripping from her forehead. "Aana" He went to her and kept his hand on her shoulder. she flinche d and moved his hand away from her. "I will not take it. No" she screamed. He was devastated seeing her reaction. He was about to go nea r her but she stood up from the couch and went inside the room. Aaron rushed towards her room and switc hed on the lights from outside of her room before Aana could realise that she was inside the dark room. "What happened to he r suddenly?" Rex ask ed through mindlink

"Don't know but I'm sure som ething is not okay with her. Maybe related to her past. "We should c heck her," R ex suggested. "No, we should wait for her to come outside. " He replied and closed the mindlink before his wolf started forcing him to go inside the room. He went into the room and started wa iting for Aana while his mind was roaming around whatever happened between Aana and him. After a while, Aana comes out after wa shing her face. She looks normal unlike before. Aaron immediately went to her. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Yeah… What will happen to me?" She replied not looking at him and then went towards t he couch where Aaron was seated and picked up the bag of ingredients. She went directl y to the kitchen, not looking at him for once. He went behind her and stood beside her. "Why you're not looking at me?" H e asked directly. "I'm. I'm cooking food. " Sh e cursed herself for stutteri ng like this in front of him. "I won't ask anything if you are not r eady to share anything," he said. She looked at him but didn't say anything. "How much time will it take you to prepare Fried rice?" He ask ed, trying to change the topic. "Thirty minutes" she replied shortly, not dragging the conversation like before. He felt bad when he saw her upset but he knows that if try to force her to smile then she will get to know that he was doing all this for her and Aaron was sure that Aana won't like it if she get t o know that he intentionally asked her to prepare breakfast so that she could have also had her morning breakfast then Aana might feel bed. "It's almost done" he came out of his thoughts a nd looked at Aana who was pouring all the food i nto a bowl and took it towards the dining area. After arranging everything, she look at Aaron who was staring at her. Aana snapped her finger in fro nt of his eyes, making him realise what was going on around him. He moved his hand in his hair shyly and then went towards the dining area. Aana served him Rice when he sit down and then sat beside him. "You didn't ser ve food for your self," He asked. "I'm not hu ngry" . "And why so?" . "What kind of question is this?" She asked. He didn't argue and served her on a plate. Befor e she could argue or say something he bit her. "We should not deny the plate of food ," He said. She sighed and started eat ing. He smiled at his little success. "Umm… It's amazing" He moaned, tasting the delicious food made by Aana. She sm iled seeing Aaron enjoying the food. They both had their breakfast which almost turned into a bunch because Aaron was eating food like he was there for lunch. "I pay you back for the help you did to me by cooking food for you. So, you can leave from here. " Aana muttered, leaving him in utter shock. He looks at her dev astatingly and Aana maintains a poker expression not wanting to show any emotion