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Authors: C. E. Black
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Werewolves & Shifters, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages)
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when Daphne laughed, I mused. Paul called the waiter over and asked for the check. We hadn't even eaten yet and he was ready to go. I flinched when he growled, "Let's go," which earned me another glare.
He took my arm, surprisingly gentle, as we made our way to the car. He helped me in as usual and got in to drive. We drove through town and turned down a street I didn't recognize. I wanted to ask where we were going, but I didn't want to anger him more.
We pulled into a parking lot and I saw that we were parked in front of a playground. I looked around not seeing anyone, so I turned to look at him questioningly. He was gripping the steering wheel with both hands and staring straight ahead. I wanted to reach out to him, comfort him, but I didn't think he wanted my touch right now. I could feel tears gathering in my eyes. I tried blinking them away, but they fell anyway. I couldn't believe I was crying. I hated to cry. I couldn't help it. I promised myself I would make him happy and I was failing. I hated to fail almost as much as I hated to cry.
"Do you want to go through with the ceremony?" He asked, his voiced sounded cold and distant.
"Yes, of course," I said confused. Didn't he see how much I wanted to be with him? I was changing for him, trying to be his mate.
He was still staring out the windshield when he asked, "Why did you change your mind so quickly the night we were together? You said you weren't ready to have a mate, but you came to me only a couple of hours later telling me different. Why?"
I wasn't prepared for that question. "I..." I didn't know what I should say to make him happy. "What does that have to do with anything? I just changed my mind is all," I said instead of answering.
"The truth," He growled.
I swallowed and looked down at my hands as if they had all the answers. I'd always prided myself on being a truthful person and I had been lacking honesty lately. Now was the time for truth. I knew that, but I was scared also. "I realized you were right. I am your mate and it's my duty to acknowledge that. I knew you had waited a long time to find a mate and I felt bad that it was me you found." I snorted. "I'm no prize that's for sure." I paused for moment thinking about the night I made my promise. I had to tell him everything or I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror in the morning.
"I promised myself that I would do everything in my power to make you happy. I didn't want to be responsible for the pain I saw in your eyes that night when I rejected you." I looked up at him with eyes still blurry with tears. What I saw made me cringe. He was glaring at me with eyes so hard and cold I couldn't believe this was the same guy I had fallen in love with. I just realized I was in love with him and I felt like I was losing him.
"So, you decided to go along with the mating ceremony because you felt guilty?" He asked coldly.
"No, not really. And If I recall correctly, you did say we were going to go through with the ceremony no matter what." He actually looked a little embarrassed at that reminder. "I wanted to be with you too, but I was scared." I looked out the window. "I'm not cut out to be a mate. I told you that, but you didn't listen to me. Well here I am, screwing everything up before we even make it official." I wiped the tears off my cheeks and sighed.
"Susan, look at me." I did, hesitantly. His face had relaxed some and his eyes held their usual warmth again. "What I want to know is; if you want to be with me then why have you been acting so stiff lately? You're not the same woman I met six months ago."
"I'm trying to act like a mate," I said baffled by his question.
He grinned slightly which puzzled me even more. "So you think a mate doesn't have fun," He stated.
"Well, not exactly," I retorted.
"Okay, what is your definition of the perfect mate?"
I blew out a breath and sat back looking up at the ceiling of the car. "Well, I think my mom made the perfect mate. She was always
He took my arm, surprisingly gentle, as we made our way to the car. He helped me in as usual and got in to drive. We drove through town and turned down a street I didn't recognize. I wanted to ask where we were going, but I didn't want to anger him more.
We pulled into a parking lot and I saw that we were parked in front of a playground. I looked around not seeing anyone, so I turned to look at him questioningly. He was gripping the steering wheel with both hands and staring straight ahead. I wanted to reach out to him, comfort him, but I didn't think he wanted my touch right now. I could feel tears gathering in my eyes. I tried blinking them away, but they fell anyway. I couldn't believe I was crying. I hated to cry. I couldn't help it. I promised myself I would make him happy and I was failing. I hated to fail almost as much as I hated to cry.
"Do you want to go through with the ceremony?" He asked, his voiced sounded cold and distant.
"Yes, of course," I said confused. Didn't he see how much I wanted to be with him? I was changing for him, trying to be his mate.
He was still staring out the windshield when he asked, "Why did you change your mind so quickly the night we were together? You said you weren't ready to have a mate, but you came to me only a couple of hours later telling me different. Why?"
I wasn't prepared for that question. "I..." I didn't know what I should say to make him happy. "What does that have to do with anything? I just changed my mind is all," I said instead of answering.
"The truth," He growled.
I swallowed and looked down at my hands as if they had all the answers. I'd always prided myself on being a truthful person and I had been lacking honesty lately. Now was the time for truth. I knew that, but I was scared also. "I realized you were right. I am your mate and it's my duty to acknowledge that. I knew you had waited a long time to find a mate and I felt bad that it was me you found." I snorted. "I'm no prize that's for sure." I paused for moment thinking about the night I made my promise. I had to tell him everything or I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror in the morning.
"I promised myself that I would do everything in my power to make you happy. I didn't want to be responsible for the pain I saw in your eyes that night when I rejected you." I looked up at him with eyes still blurry with tears. What I saw made me cringe. He was glaring at me with eyes so hard and cold I couldn't believe this was the same guy I had fallen in love with. I just realized I was in love with him and I felt like I was losing him.
"So, you decided to go along with the mating ceremony because you felt guilty?" He asked coldly.
"No, not really. And If I recall correctly, you did say we were going to go through with the ceremony no matter what." He actually looked a little embarrassed at that reminder. "I wanted to be with you too, but I was scared." I looked out the window. "I'm not cut out to be a mate. I told you that, but you didn't listen to me. Well here I am, screwing everything up before we even make it official." I wiped the tears off my cheeks and sighed.
"Susan, look at me." I did, hesitantly. His face had relaxed some and his eyes held their usual warmth again. "What I want to know is; if you want to be with me then why have you been acting so stiff lately? You're not the same woman I met six months ago."
"I'm trying to act like a mate," I said baffled by his question.
He grinned slightly which puzzled me even more. "So you think a mate doesn't have fun," He stated.
"Well, not exactly," I retorted.
"Okay, what is your definition of the perfect mate?"
I blew out a breath and sat back looking up at the ceiling of the car. "Well, I think my mom made the perfect mate. She was always
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