Chapter 388: What Kind of Mate?

Cora

“They think they’re being subtle,” I whisper, smiling as Sinclair closes the RV’s

door behind him, the last to ” disappear” from our little circle around the fire.

“I’m not complaining,” Roger murmurs, slipping an arm around my shoulder.

“Are you, little mate?”

I laugh lightly at the nickname, shaking my head at him. “It still doesn’t work,

Roger,” I say, leaning closer to him, though the camping chairs make it hard to

get as close as I’d like to be. “I’ve told you before – I’m not little.”

“Sure you are,” he replies, grinning at me.

“I’m not!” I say, laughing. “Ella’s the little one,” I continue, “I’m tall – I’m not -”

“You’re little to me,” he interrupts, moving his chair closer so that he can tuck his

face between my neck and my shoulder, breathing deeply in – I think savoring

the way that I smell, which sends a little thrill through me. I lower my own head

and breathe in Roger’s own unique scent, letting it flood my senses.

God, does he even know how good he smells? Though he probably does – his

sense of smell far outstrips mine.

“What do you mean?” I ask. “Little to you?”

He lifts his head so he can look into my face, only inches from me now. You’re

little to me, Cora,” he replies, in that you’re…I don’t know. Quite precious. The

way I think of you – I don’t know, I don’t want you to be insulted, but I think of

you as…very small,”

“What?” I ask, confused, “why?”

“Because,” he says seriously, shrugging a little, “you’d have to be very tiny, to

make a home out of my heart,” he says, tapping lightly at his chest. “As you

have done.”

A broad smile stretches across my face and I laugh a little, even though I’m

deeply touched at what he’s said. ” Really?” I ask. “That’s what you think of

me?”

“Mmhmm,” he says, turning his head a little and considering me from different

angles. “My little mate, who I carry around all day in my heart. Even when you’re

not physically around I keep you in here. I talk to you, send all kinds of

messages. Tell you little jokes.” you I grin. “Do I think they’re funny?”

smiling at

my head. “Then it must

me, she’d be telling you

a little and grabbing my arm,

little mate,” he

resisting and eyeing the flimsy camping

looks like it can hold his huge werewolf form, let alone both of

break the chair!”

me closer

he’ll buy

I say, standing up and tugging myself out of

idea,” Roger scowls, but he lets me go

out a couple of blankets.

fire and then gesture

under my arm. “Better,” he concedes, standing

sitting gracefully

middle of the blankets, pulling me down into his lap as

clever

moment to place my hands on Roger’s face for

bringing my mouth

desperately that he knows just how – much I love

god, god how I

arrogant, swaggering, adorable, sweet

arms tighten around me as he kisses me back, taking deep breaths

he’s finally home, like he’s been waiting to do this all

that…perhaps he knows, a little bit. Even if we don’t

we can both feel, that we can pass messages

and Sinclair do.

the kiss after a few moments, resting my head against his

me. And we’re quiet

the fire, just…happy to be here with each other. Happy to have

moment.

back on Ella’s

to ask

mind.

think

laughing a little, ” Yeah, Cora,” he says, as if

“I think we’ve made that pretty clear

I say, turning to look up at him a little, to let him know

I’m your…your mate mate. Like…fated mate. Instead of

he says, his eyebrows raising a little. Then he

seriously

at him, confused – I hadn’t known

are you talking about?”

feel it?” he says, turning

in the forest, in

frown deepens as I start to

a real laugh, a big one that shakes his

looking back at me with a gentle smile. “You’re

a while for a long time, even though… well,

denied it for a long time, because I didn’t think my

for absolute sure that day when you ran like an idiot out of the

– ”

slapping his chest, “I was

his nose.

I knew for sure, because that’s when it

At least, on my side. But,” he

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