Pepper
We climbed up the stairs, and although Rhett’s words were reassuring, I was still worried. Now that Emily was gone, there was nothing holding us back from mating. The threat of the dark witch wasn’t looming over us, and I craved Rhett’s touch. I’d missed him when he left today, and cursed Mitch for showing up at the most inopportune time.
Yet, the thought of having s*x for the first time and being marked made my stomach do flips. All I knew about mates was their bond. Nothing had prepared me for what mating was really like. Will it hurt? Will I turn into a wolf? Humans did, am I close enough to human for it work? Is that something I wanted?
I went into my room and slipped into my closet, shutting the door behind me. My heart raced and my stomach flipped as I searched for somethin
