The Awakening — Episode 6

Besides, we are fated mates, aren't we? My heart was pounding. The bond can be broken. His expression darkened the second I said it.

I mean, if you want to- I don't. Don't make me say it a third time. Be my girlfriend. Think of it as putting on a show for my father. I still owed him. I couldn't say no.

So I nodded. Now, come with me. In the car, I was about to tell Kyle to take me back to my apartment, but he said- Ryder already tracked that place down. You go back now, he'll be at your door.

Anger and helplessness hit me at the same time. That was the only place that was truly mine. The only place I felt safe. As long as you're in this city, he'll find you. Come to my place.

What? I stared at him. In the end, I gave in. The guest room at Cai Hills was bigger than my entire apartment. I lay on the bed staring at the ceiling. Rain started pouring outside.

The mate bond hummed beneath my skin. Not intense. tense. Just there, like a second heartbeat, I couldn't turn off. Ten minutes later, I stepped out onto the balcony. A familiar scent hit me. Cedar. Smoke. Him. Kale. His room was right next

to mine, already looking at me. For a few seconds, neither of us said anything. Then he