ELLA
Mate?
My head was whirring with more thoughts than I was sure I could keep track of. Mate? What did he mean? The longer I let it sink in my mind, the faster the pieces all came together. It was starting to make sense.
The warmth that had lingered by his mere touch back at the gym. The way my body always seemed to be at peace whenever I was in his presence. Each and every time, I’d sensed something at the pit of my stomach.
Something I couldn’t quite name.
Something I wasn’t so sure of, and now, I’d gotten the big indicator I’d been looking for. It was an indicator I hadn’t quite been waiting for.
“What the hell?” Sarah’s snarl cut through my thoughts.
I dared to spare her a glance, noting the look of pure resentment in her eyes. She must have hated it. Hated that she wasn’t the
