Chapter 204: Buying Presents
Evaline:
The brass bell above the store door tinkled softly as I stepped into the cozy gift store with Draven. His fingers were twined around mine, and my heart was fluttering with that familiar warmth that comes from being with your mate
We moved down the aisles as bright lights danced off colorful packages. Everyone around us seemed happy, festive... even the shopkeeper, a kindly older woman humming holiday tunes. It struck me how different this was from the world of shifters, packs, politics, and secret tunnels. Right now, it felt like a haven.
It was Sunday evening and we were back in the human city we visited previous weekend with Oscar.
When Draven called me earlier this morning to discuss our plan for the evening, I told him about my plan of buying Christmas presents for my friends.
Since holidays were starting from coming weekend, today was perfect for buying the presents. And fortunately, Draven was more than happy to accompany me spend our date night shopping for presents.
Since River was at the headquarters, we met at Ravenden Town instead of him coming to pick me from HQ as we didn’t want his brother to notice him. Also, Ravenden was quite far from the Academy unlike Lakeshire and Willowcross towns, so the probability of us coming across students from the Academy there was also very low.
And now, we were finally here - in the bustling human city that was covered in snow, christmas vibes, and festive mood.
As walking around for a while, I pulled Draven toward the first display shelf that was overflowing with cute and quirky items. "Let’s start with Mallory," I murmured as my eye caught a pristine white ceramic mug, engraved with a dainty flower wreath and in its centre was etched "I’m My Best Version" in soft rose gold.
I turned it over, realizing just how well it suited Mallory’s personality. "This."