Chapter 6: History Lessons

It would be easier if I didn’t believe her. I could walk away and let her be happy and live her life to find a new mate. I would wither away and die at the hands of the rogue alphas and she would be safe. But I believe her words. The thing with the mate bond is that once you are mated, you can feel your mate’s emotions if they let their barriers down. And right now Adriana’s barrier is not only down, but she is fuming with an array of emotions.

Desperation, anger, and overwhelming love, to name a few. But the one that sticks out, the one I’m choosing to cling to, is her confusion and fear. She is afraid of me. It’s minute, small enough that it could be overlooked, but it lingers there, killing me each moment I feel it. I let out a heavy sigh, running my calloused hand over my face.

“I don’t want to do this.” I groan.

She freezes, and her mouth drops open in shock. The corner of her lips twist up in a confused face, her brows furrowing and her nose looking adorable as it scrunches.