Carli POV
A hole is tearing through my chest the further away I get from Parker, but I grit my teeth through the pain and continue walking, not sure where I’m walking to.
My mind is a mess. I wanted nothing more than to turn around and run back, throwing myself into Parker’s arms, leaving my dignity and pride behind. I know that’s only because of the mate bond, though. I can’t trust that feeling. I can’t trust my own desires. I have to use my head. I have to use facts and reasoning to talk myself out of doing what I really want to do.
First fact: Parker wanted nothing to do with me before 2 days ago.
Second fact: He knew for 4 years. 4 whole years, where he spent most of that time not only ignoring the mate bond, he was fighting against it, sleeping around, moving out of state, not r
