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22. Trust and Love
Jax POV
I can feel my defenses breaking down. All the feelings that I had been trying to keep at bay flood through me, the passion and deep bond I feel with Valerie, the shame, the fear.
My heart thumps rapidly in my chest, as my paws pound along the ground with the world a blur passing me. I sniff the air as I go and catch a small whiff of my mate's delicious and intoxicating scent.
Ryder yips and growls in lust and want, she smells delicious. Divine, heavenly and all I want to do is to hold her and mark her as my mate.
I rush through the forest and halt two meters away from this little broken hut, where my mate is sitting, alone and cold.
I shift back and walk in slowly, calmly. I try to control my breathing and try to keep Ryder in check, also co
