TEDDY
I hated leaving her.
There was no masking it, no pretending I was a disciplined man who could walk away from his mate without it gnawing at his insides. Bane bristled against the barrier between us, angry that I was choosing to leave. What he didn’t understand was that I couldn’t go up and wrap myself around her the way he could. Caramel’s fear of men was unmistakable. A man had hurt her—no question. I plan to have this investigated, and whoever did it would regret crossing the future ol’ lady of the Rogue Renegades VP.
My eyes drifted up to the top floor of the place that now separated Caramel and me.
Caramel was upstairs in Mel and Lori’s B&B, all tucked away, safe for the night. Every instinct I had fought me, telling me I should be right there with her. But logic and respons
