Close Call

{  Oryn  }

I heard my wolf’s deep, arrogant chuckle in my head.

“Would you please shut it?” I growled at him.

“I’m just happy, that is all.” He hummed in return.

I rolled my eyes. Of course he was happy. He was ecstatic about this idea of a mate. I on the other hand was more than hesitant. And unfortunately, whoever my mate was, she was getting closer, hence his chipper mood.

“How can you so blindly trust this? Her? Whoever she is.”

“How can you not? You feel what I feel, the longing, the trust, the bond. She’s our other half. She’s… everything.”

I paused my fast, angry stride when he said those words. My breath hitched. My brain was arguing with me every second, it was telling me to be cautious, entrusting, safe. I had been burned before, I was afrai