Jay
I paced back and forth in Pepper and Rhett’s living room. Rhett lounged on the couch in front of me, sipping some kind of strawberry drink he’d said Pepper made when he offered me some.
I’d turned him down. My mind wouldn’t stop racing since Gwen had disappeared into the woods. I hated this, having her away from my side. Every fiber of my being said I belonged next to her, that I needed to watch over her. An unsettling voice kept whispering to me, telling me she’d be taken from me, that someone else would stop our bond before I’d had time to complete it.
It was silly. I knew it. No one would dare take my mate away, and I knew she wouldn’t let them. Yet, the silly notation stayed in the back of my mind. I was thankful that Rhett was here with me, instead of out there with Pepper and
