Chapter 144 - Gregory

“I’m saying that Bella is your second chance mate,” Meredith says.

No. No. No, no, no. I’m not ready. I’m not ready at all to meet this mate. Not that I don’t want a second chance mate. Eventually, I’d be happy for us to find her.

But Jenny hasn’t even been dead for six months. It’s too soon. It’s too fucking soon.

I don’t realize until Jamal has his hands on my face, his fear-laced voice cutting through my brain fog, that I’m hyperventilating. My heartbeat is pounding in my chest like I’ve been running marathon, though I haven’t taken a step. Sweat breaks out on my brow, upper lip, and under my arms. Sounds echo in my ears and I can’t understand what’s being said.

“Sit down,” he says firmly into my face. He basically shoves me into a chair and pushes my head between my knees. “Breathe, Gregory. It’s ok. Just breathe.”

Meanwhile, Meredith’s panic-stricken voice is screaming from the phone, “What the fuck is going on? Are you guys ok? What’s happening? Somebody an