Pirate Princess: Mated To The Merman CEO
He offers me a tight-lipped smile upon noticing me looking at him, and then he stares out into the nothingness.
Isn't he glad people are joining our cause?
Hayden takes a deep breath, muttering. "It sucks that you're afraid of your own mate..."
There it is, that strange word again: mate.
What is a mate?!
I keep taking in Hayden's tall stature, and my heart pangs in my chest when he disappears into the crowd. I'm sure I imagined it, but for a moment, it looked like he was in pain.