Ripley had been worried about Scarlet while they had walked her home from the hospital; she was still so pale and he had offered to carry her a few times, but she had been obstinate and though he was worried about her; he could see that his concern had started to annoy her. But he couldn’t help worrying about her well-being. Mia was enjoying the situation more than she should and he reminded himself to get back at her when she got her mate one day.
When Scarlet had told her dad that he had been following her around like a stray he had been annoyed and hurt that she didn’t realize that he cared about her. But when she had walked inside her father had muttered under his breath: “Scared to tell her the truth?”
He had growled at that taunt. He wanted to win her trust before he told h
