Her Mate I

I was out there, struggling and dying just to make sure I find my mom in hope that Max was surviving well, in hope that he wasn't getting too worked out but upon arriving back from my death hole, this was what Max had to offer me?

" Oops! We should probably..."

Fernando was saying but I cut him off by scampering over to them, my footsteps were loud enough for them to pull away from each other. I honestly couldn't tell the emotions that were gathered in Max's eyes the moment he saw me.

My tears occupied my eyes as I stared at his drab ones. Sincerely, with the way he looked, I could tell he had been crying for long, he had been worried.

" Scarlett,"

A glint of happiness gushed through him that he even dashed over to me for a hug but then... I did something I didn't mean, I stepped away from him. Max noticed and his once worried look crossed his face.

" Is this what you've been doing while I've been away?"

I couldn't find the heart to keep talking. I didn't know what else to feel abou