Ch. 16

CHAPTER SIXTEEN:

~Drake:

Well, that could have gone better, Dane says to me as she runs out of view.

Yeah, well you were no help, I snap.

Someone’s touchy, Dane grumbles.

I think about following her but kill the notion. It would only freak her out more if she caught me. And as much as I want to see her, be near her, it feels wrong to do it without her knowing.

I walk a bit longer in the forest to try to clear my mind. It, of course, doesn’t work. I need to rail on something. Heading deeper into the trees, I look around carefully before deeming it’s safe to shift. I need to go on a run. Lose myself a bit. I can fix this, she just needs time.

And you need to not babble like an idiot, Dane quips.

Thanks for the confidence, I retort.

But despite the attitude, I can tell he’s thankful to be able to get these worries out. We take off.

Almost an hour later and while I’ve begun to feel a little less - crazy - I feel like I need to get back to my mate, even if she’s not quite ready.