Big Bad Wolfie

"Why do I keep doing this to myself?" I sighed into his shirt.

"What?" Wolfie rubbed my back soothingly.

Oh, screw you and you're soothing touches.

"Falling back into your arms after telling myself I wouldn't. How can I not get something as simple as that right?"

He gave a sad chuckle. "Don't worry, the mate bond makes me do crazy things too. I don't wanna care about you so much," he hugged me tighter, "but I do."

"Oh wow, thanks so much for the honesty," I rolled my eyes.

He sighed. "Why do we always have to fight?"

"Ha! What a dumb question. I thought we covered this at the club?"

He shook his head. "Listen. I see you. As much as you think I don't, I do. I know what I'm missing out on. I know you deserve better than me." He inhaled a deep breath of my hair and took my face in his hands. "You don't deserve any of this, all the chaos that I brought into your life and even everything that was there before me. . . You don't deserve any of it. I'm so sorry."

I gave a humorless chuckle. "Don't deserve it but not worth the trouble to stop it? Yeah. I get that a lot."

Nothing.

He's speechless.

That's what I thought.

I had to dig for the strength that a new day after a h3llish night gives me and pushed away from him to stand on my feet.

"C'mon, we've got ground to cover," And I was off.

Let's just hope I can keep my promise to myself to stay away from him this time.

Ha, who am I kidding?

At least my leg and arm are a little better.

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Jason's POV

'Grrrrr!'

What are you growling about? I questioned Ki dejectedly.

'Comfort mate!'

I rolled my eyes. She doesn't want our comfort.

'That never stopped us before!'

I know, and it's not going to stop us later, but now she needs time.

'Ugh! Time, time, time! That's all I hear about with her!'

Calm down buddy.

'No! She needs to —'

"Did you hear that?" Her voice broke my train of thought.

I shook my head to clear it, "Um, no, what?"

I watched her look around attentively. Not stopping her stride forward but slowing down enough to analyze her surroundings very carefully. Skeptically.

Goddess, she looks delicious in this light.

Well, she looks devour-able in every light, but the rising sun sending golden rays on her pale skin is enough to make me melt.

even in basketball shorts,

to grab onto those hips and

it is again," she jumped and swung

almost

gotta ruin a good thought like that,

hear anything," I shrugged, going back to

one last skeptical glance around the forest and finally digressed. "Alright well, let's hurry up and

"Right behind

And I wouldn't trade the

staring at

so gorgeous, then maybe I'll

but something, maybe the mate bond,

I smirked.

just made a vampire

was the only one I'm really interested in seeing blush

it back to the

The rest of the journey was pretty uneventful, other than Maria constantly

keeps a relaxed exterior, but I can tell she's watching, waiting for something to

"Does anyone else feel like they're being watched?" She

"Nope, why? Your spider

adorable way, "but I

a whiff of the air. "I

Must be," she

the rest of the way she had

A few hours later her mood

She rang her hands together and her

the first time

don't know why, but

Everyone

"Nope," Cali

just anxious, Maria," Brandon said softly. "It

I

she shook her head. She looked to me, her eyes almost

I looked at

shot to Zach to see if he smelled or heard anything. He shook

senses can

are just being paranoid," I tried to put it delicately because she looks like she's about to go over the edge

'Poor mate.'

here! I know they're here! I can even smell

"Maria, that's probably just from the dagger we brought

them. That's my thing! You guys know that's my thing. I can smell them, I can hear them.

She went over

My heart hurt

We have to get away from

"Maria, we ran the first day

to me! Why isn't anybody listening to me! Can we PLEASE just get away from here, away from them," her frantic gaze was back on me. "Please, please, we have

"Run where?" I

but here. Anywhere they're

looking for them? You're going to have to deal with them considering

so we can regroup and plan a real attack. They're not supposed to find us and pick

up at me. "Please, please, please! Help me convince

Oh s**t, the doe eyes

And they're

'Why is our mate always

She's had a hard life Ki. . . And we don't make it

Remorseful silence was all that came

let's just run a few dozen miles," I sighed.

for nothing!" Cali

her eyes at Cali, then continued, "Her talent might be giving her

Maria nodded hurriedly, "That's true.