unding me coarsely. I move backward while still softly crying behind Jasper. Kai's back turns to me; my rejection of him ha

he's an innocent young girl! Have

was an arrogant, vain, obnoxious human being. I

er cries, "because you are being an arro

ing like she doesn't know what a mate is. She's pret

r yells. Kai gives Jasper a confused loo

nymore. Just let me go home and neither of you will ever have to worry

have to quit your job here at the diner. You know

upposed to mea

I snap. Kai appears taken

e and employing me all this time but I can't work here anymore," I cry, and kiss him on the cheek goodbye; his eye

your partner! It would be a curse to be with you!" I exclai

ontact we have, I am struck by a magnetic rush of endorphins and dopamine flood through me; my stomach clenches at the instant fe

lent two minutes ago. I'm so mesmerized by his eyes; this is like a trance or something. K

ing closer to me. I hesitantly snap

I yell. Jasper simply stands ther

Aurora is your mate?"

Shit... " Kai says to himself, pushi

pening, won't be happening. We can agree

to your face?"

ftly moving out of the kitchen throug

eathless, and my broken ribs can no longer take

lowing me?" I wo

o follow you. It's my business to know who did that

you slammed your fist into th

e been through. If I knew you were telling the truth about not knowing you'r

ow! Not being human? What

u?" His tone ha

two weeks." I try t

ine for four years. I'd love to show you exactly wh

tay calm and not get more up

tually sounds like he

n't want to meet your pet wolf, or any wolf!"

rewolf before?"

n into a wolf in the forest. Something awful happened and I've been afraid of wolves ever since. I can't even get close to

to the wolf?" H

t minding your own busi

to my mate." He a

ave a rogue as a mate. So why are you still referri

and it's impossible not

eally means it. "I want you to come join my pack. You don't have to be a rogue anymore.". We can be together." His voice has dropped an

back fr

" I

looks s

total jerk to me recently. You only want to go out with me because you feel sorry for me. And you think I'm

he diner with me and I'll explain it all to you. Everything that you need to kno

I ask him. He just s

'm cursed? I'm mated to y

. It is a blessing from the

d, and I don't like you," I bite back; he stiffens at my tone. I t

yells, chas

ng to hold my breath, and

re. I can smell your scen

lothes. He is close to me. I can imagine him sniffing the air around him