Ellis lost his temper when David pulled me the way he did. However, Charlotte instantly came to her mate's side, rubbing his back. reality came crashing on me. He has a mate. He has a mate, I repeated in my head. I needed it to stick, I got too carried away when it came to this man. "Forgetting your place, Carter?" David taunted. 'Don't touch her like that," Ellis growled. "I can touch her anyhow I want. She's my girlfriend, something you seem to forget," He hissed. "Stop it, both of you," I said, pulling David away from the two mates. Charlotte was glaring at me. I took David to talk by the gazebo, away from any eyes. "You've been ignoring me," he said. I had but it wasn't intentional. "I'm sorry," I told him. He exhaled and pulled me in his arms. I was in his