My Surprise Mate

We walked the rest of the way to the house in silence.

Dane’s arm wrapped protectively around me, only confusing me more as to what was going on.

He still wasn’t talking to me—still had the same damn expression on his face—but here he was looking after me.

Then it hit me...he feels sorry for me, or he feels obligated.

I don’t want anyone’s pity and I hate the thought that I somehow made him feel responsible for me.

I could feel my heart clench.

Dane opened the front door for me, “I have some things I need to take care of, but it shouldn’t take me long.” My heart clenched.

“Will you be coming back over here tonight?” I didn’t want to sound desperate or needy, but I wanted to know.

I really wanted him here with me.

“I'll come to check on you when I get done.” He walked away, leaving me alone.

I shut and locked the front door and made my way to the bathroom.

After letting the bathtub fill with steaming hot water and bubbles, I slowly slid in and then I let the tears fall.

I wasn’t sure why I was crying.

Well, I did know because I wasn’t sure what had happened to cause Dane to act the way he is.

What I shouldn’t care.

I didn’t know him that well anyway.

Thankfully, there was no growling during my downtime tonight.

After sitting in the water until it turned cold, I finally climbed out and just threw on a clean t-shirt and some panties.

I really doubt that he’ll be coming back tonight, so I didn’t bother with pants.

I was more comfortable this way.

there trying to think

I’m even wanted, or I

needed

Time was running out.

eyes shot open asI felt a blanket being pulled over

wake you up,” Dane

say anything, just lay staring

wasn’t sure what to say without sounding

hand before he could walk away, “Can you stay in here with me?”

side of the bed and climbed under the blankets

there, in bed with me, he kept

My heart cracked.

can’t do this anymore, “If I need

understand, no hard feelings.” I did the best I could to carried through the

won’t have any

it’s nothing to do with

since I saw

aren’t the biological

in the

on, filling

over on my side to hide my tears before he saw

to tell him? The truth, I guess,

“I don’t know

been feeling.” I sat up and faced him, he looked confused at my words but didn’t say anything, just waited for

let

Kain, but he didn’t even have

around

guy outside, I couldn’t fight the urge to help you

body, but in

I’m close to you, it’s like your smell engulfs me and

Soothes me somehow.

you’ve been acting

if you would come back or not, or even what I had done wrong, I felt like my heart was shattering into a thousand pieces.” I just let it all

kissing the top of my head as he rubbed

were feeling the bond