Eighteen

*Cali POV*

Wolf or no wolf, it’s obvious to me that Leroy is my mate. He gets on my nerves like no other yet when our eyes meet, I completely melt. His kisses take me to places I never knew existed and I don’t want it to ever end.

I will be eighteen soon and we can be together freely.

I stand on my waiting spot, my eyes heavy and my heart sinking. It’s past midnight and he is not here. I have never slept alone at night, but I am no longer scared. I have fallen asleep in this room during the day and I was fine. What is scary is him not being here. He is mad at me. I pushed him too far. My heart is aching.

I completely freeze when I notice my curtains move. I want to run into his arms but my feet seem to be stuck on the ground. He looks at me and sighs.

“Let’s just sleep,” he says with a neutral tone and walks towards the bed.

“I am sorry,” I blurt out.

He stops and turns to look at me, surprised and it hurts. He did not expect me to apologise yet he came.

“For what exactly?”

“For