My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 99

　　He wrapped his fingers around hers as well, allowing her to feel his thick and big hands that seemed to envelop hers.

　　They both walked to the village together, and as they walked, though there was silence between them, no words were needed. Even though they didn’t feel the initial jolt like the one they experienced back at John's house, they still felt a connection.

　　As they arrived at the village, the people they met watched as the two of them passed. They showed their heads in respect for Asher, which made Roxanne feel weird. But, she decided to bear with it. They were almost home anyway. Finally, they arrived at Rita's home.

　　“We should part ways here…” Asher said, looking a tad uncomfortable.

　　Roxanne wondered the reason for his sudden bashfulness until he looked down and found out their hands were still glued to each other in a locked embrace.

　　“W-What?!” Roxanne yelped, quickly releasing her hands from his.

　　“That was a close call. What if Rita had seen it? What would she think?” Roxane heaved with relief.

　　Asher didn’t seem to mind, he maintained a stoic and calm face, he was also good at making poker faces.

　　Roxanne placed her hand on the door handle and was about to open it when Asher spoke.

　　“What did you think about today? How was it?”

　　Though he asked with a smooth tone, he had hints of nervousness. This would be the first time he would ask a girl that, or even anyone, period.

　　“Well, I’ll just say this. Today wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It wasn’t five stars, but… You surprised me!” Roxanne said.

　　Without looking at his face to get his reaction, she quickly opened the door to the house and entered before Asher could say anything else.

　　She shut the door hurriedly, making a loud ‘Bang'.

　　Asher smiled, and while he wanted to jump up in the excitement and overwhelming satisfaction, he restrained himself. A sudden thought appeared in his head which made him form a smug look on his face.

　　“I can’t wait till Dax hears about this. Heh…” Asher thought.

　　However, he could already imagine what Dax would respond with. The ‘I told you so' was not a word Dax spared when dealing with Asher as a friend.

　　He was right though. All Asher really needed to do was talk to Roxanne. Was that his father's intention when he asked him to bring her to see him out in the middle of nowhere?

　　“No way… Or could it be…?!”