You had always seen him around the boardwalk. Tall with long dark brown hair amd nice tan skin. He was always surrounded by his friends, David, Michael, Paul, and Marko. Always causing trouble. You never spoken to him, hell you didn't even know his name. And you'd always deny that you had a crush on him. You tried complimenting him once. But he never responded. So you didn't try again. Besides, he looked like the kind to judge you if he knew the truth. You had always been there. But Dwayne hadn't noticed you until you complimented his jacket. He wished he had said something to you that night. But he froze. Because the moment he saw you, his instincts went crazy. Telling him to claim you as a mate. That was 4 months ago. You were working at a record store. It was early in the night, and you'd get off soon. A fight had happened right in front of the store and all you wanted as ice cream. You were talking to your coworker for that shift