บททั้งหมดของ A Faked Mate : บทที่ 31 - บทที่ 40

The cold shoulder from Presley was not fun. I had witnessed many people receive it in our time together at college, but I had been lucky up until this point and had never been on the receiving end. Sadly, today, I had crossed that line with her, and now I was unsure there was no going back. The aura she was emanating was cold. Angry. I knew she was not ready to talk. And that was nobody's fault but my own...We stepped from the house onto the garden path. As we began walking toward the main path, Presley separated herself from me. No longer walking by my side. She chose to walk away from me as we left my family home. This was a sign itself, I think. While she was still walking with me, she was distant from me. I knew I was better to stay silent. Even trying to explain myself was likely to make things worse...‘Grow a pair.’ Blade snarled. 'This is your damn fault. So fix it. Fix it before it is too late.' I felt a sigh slip from my lips. Even my wolf was angry with me now. My eyes dri

I opened the large double doors of the packhouse, allowing Presley to follow me inside. I had been excited previously at the prospect of showing my friend around every part of my home pack. Allowing her to explore all the places I loved when I was growing up. But, now that excitement was gone. I felt deflated, and empty. We were already arguing, and she had stated she was ready to return to her home pack. That was not how it was meant to go...Bringing my best friend here was meant to be fun. Enjoyable. A proud moment for me. Something the two of us would always remember together. I mean, I doubt either one of us would forget this, unfortunately; but what I wanted was for us to remember it with a fondness... not a sadness about what had been...I knew this was the end of Presley and me as friends, just as I had feared. Blade had receded to the nether reaches of my mind. I think he too, like me, knew that I was losing her. We had lost that one hope of our chance of freedom. Our chance

The moment the words left Presley's lips, I threw myself at her. Wrapping my arms around her in a moment of relief. I pulled her close to me in a tight embrace. “Presley, are you sure?” I whispered with my head pressed against hers. "I know it is so much to ask of you. But I can't begin to tell you how much it means that you would think of staying." I blurted out, holding her even closer. So glad that she had changed her mind. Relief flooded my body. I just knew that we would be able to make this work...Presley wriggled within my arms. “Mmm.” She grumbled against my chest, so I released her a little. “Jeez, Zee. Let me breathe will ya? I know you might be happy, but damn, no reason to crush the air out of my lungs! I know you want me here, but for that to happen, you know I need to be alive, right? I can't do that if you squish the air out of me.” She chuckled.“But, in all seriousness, yes, I am sure. But please, no matter how hard things get, don’t doubt me again, okay? All of this

Our steps had come to an awkward pause the moment this emotional she-wolf began her confusing rant. A rant clearly aimed at Zaine. My head was spinning with the words she seemed to be throwing at him. He had a girl? A girl he had never so much as mentioned in the entirety of our time together at college. For the whole of our friendship…I turned to look at him, no doubt with shock and confusion written clearly across my face. But he looked desperately between me and the she-wolf. She looked similar in age to us. Long waves of deep brown hair, and stunning green eyes. Eyes that were ignoring me. Sorely focusing on the man she was claiming to be hers.“Don’t just stand there and pretend this isn’t happening, Zaine. You choosing to ignore me? This is not fair!” She snapped, taking me by surprise. “I have been waiting for you to come home since the moment I learned you had left, seeing as you didn't even have the decency to tell me you were leaving for college! Despite the hurt, I remaine

Zaine took my hand in his, perhaps sensing my unease. “I am sorry. That is the last thing I want. I will speak with her. Her family too, if needed. I do not want anything messing up your time here. At least more than I already have. I want things to get better Pres. She is not going to ruin this, I swear...”I shrugged in defeat. What did it matter? It appeared the she-wolf already had it in for me before I hadn't even begun my time within the pack, and she was making threats to me. Threats I did not know if she was capable of carrying out. I did not know the friends she had or if they would be capable of turning others against me. If they could, then that may make Zaine's parents question their choice to allow me to marry their son...Having a she-wolf attack me on my first night here had not been what I had expected. Though, realistically, none of the incidents since my arrival have been what I had expected. It had been one failure after another. Now I could not help but wonder if t