Chapter 22: A New Daphne

-Daphne-

Even though our little paradise was great, Jackson and I couldn’t figure out if this truly would work before we went back to our world and face the monsters waiting there. Or maybe it was me who had monsters to face, but as my mate, Jackson would stand by my side and hopefully it would help me remain strong enough to defeat them.

“How are you feeling?” Jackson felt as I got my jacket on.

“Nervous. Scared. Like I might throw up,” I confessed.

He let out a low whistle before we both chuckled.

“That’s a lot of feelings,” he said.

“A lot,” I agreed.

He stepped closer to me, wrapping his arms around me, and smiled at me. I felt better when he held me. It calmed me that he kept me close.

“You got this,” he said.

“You always have such strong beliefs.”

“I believe in us. Is that bad?”

“No, not at all, but in me? Yeah.”

“Stop looking down on yourself, Daphne. What the hell did your family do to you?”

“Told me everything I did wrong all the time,” I confessed to him.

“All t