If He Had Been With Me Characters Novels & Stories

he continued. His eyes lit up, almost like saying out those words gave him hope. “And if you won’t come with me—fine, I have already lost enough people, all on my head, I don't want to loose another person, but if I could have just one person with me, I’d be more than glad for it be you beside me, my partner.” I didn’t answer, not right away at least. I looked at him—this man I had bled with, yelled at, carried through war, and been carried by.

How could he do something with the girl whom he claimed to love? "What if I won't?", He grinned, knowingly testing my patience. "Then you are so dead.", I muttered, though I knew he would have listened to it. I couldn't leave Maira or Becca with someone like him. And today, I would end the problem of Maira's life this mate and mate bond.

“Fine, but you have to keep up.” His small face lighted up, and he eagerly climbed. I gathered he had understood what I wanted to do. I didn’t mind his company. It would do me good to have someone other than Gideon following me around like I was some wounded puppy. They all knew the toll it took on me, not having Ida by my side. Especially under all the circumstances. I hated seeing pity in their eyes.

It was like something loosened in my chest, knowing that it wouldn’t be faced alone. My mate. My people. Would be right there.

No tears, no retreating—just strength. I stepped outside into the waiting area and saw Jarred, Enzo, Hade, and Hank. Hade’s eyes found mine immediately. He said my name softly, and the others followed him over. I smiled. This time, it felt different—I wasn’t panicked about money or scrambling for help. I had people I could trust around me.

"Where do you want to go? I'll go with you." Charles hugged me contentedly, and we were huddled together on the same sofa, feet on feet, like two animals about to hibernate.

It was truly disgusting what she willingly allowed to happen. “Thank you both for being here. I really needed you while I worked through that.” I gave them a small smile and kissed their cheeks. My mates were always with me no matter what happened in life. I could not imagine a life without them by my side. They were my everything. We walked back to where Madelina was kneeling in front of Barachiel. He looked at me and gave me a small nod.

“I literally chased you the whole time. Even now, it feels like I’m forcing you to be by my side and any day now you will walk away.” “What the hell...” I paused, taking a step back. “I chose to be with you even when it could have gotten me killed, still could get me killed. I have a fucking timer in my head and would’ve saved myself time and gotten the Rosetta if I had just stuck to the bloody plan!” “So you regret being with me?” His brows knotted, eyes hurt, and I cursed, turning my back to him. We were doing it again. We were fucking doing this again.

"How did he react when he saw what happened?" "I don't know what you expect me to say," I said sadly. "I didn't even see him when the whole thing happened. And even if I did, I wouldn't have expected him to say anything. He would never go against his mate to help me." "But you're his mate too!" "Let's not go there."

I was so foolish to think that far, but it wasn’t my fault anyways, right? He called me his mate. And denied it in an instant. I was very sure he did but I could not push it. Compared to him, I was nothing. I decided to follow him here because he called me his mate. Aside that, I wouldn’t have gone with him. Worse, he did not want me leaving either. Like some prisoner here.