Valentina POV
His voice sounds confused, and this is exactly what I wanted to prevent by sneaking out silently. Here I was, not leaving his side all this time, and the first person he thought about was her. I know it’s wrong of me to feel any type of way about that as it’s normal for fated mates, but it still hurts.
And what is this damn ocean scent I keep smelling? It seems to come from Tommy, but it’s super weird considering he never used to smell that way to me.
“Hey” I speak up softly, while turning my head back towards him. Awkward.
“What…” his voice sounds gravelly, he must be parched. “Shhh” I placate him, moving to get my cup of water on the nightstand next to me, hoping he won’t mind. We used to share ice-cream all the time when we were kids and although things are definitel
