My whole life is out of f*****g control. I had no idea how right Ryce really was when he told me that the mate bond is complicated. Max is finally talking to me, well sort of, when I heard Renece's voice in the other room.
Panic surged through me like I've never felt before. I'm not scared of her, but the last thing I need right now is for Renece to get her wish, and see me crying. She would never let me live it down, and with how out of control I've been, I'm not sure I would let her live period.
I'm frantically wiping my face, trying to calm myself down before Renece could see me like this. But it's not working. In fact, I think it's getting worse.
Fuck these damn emotions.
Suddenly, two large hands wrapped around my wrists.
"Atiana calm down." Max ordered, and my body instantly
