Chapter Twenty-Four
“No, yesterday. My boyfriend, he told me that, that creatures from movies and books were real. I thought it was because he hurt his head, but when I’m around you. When you come into the diner, it’s like the air gets sucked out of the room and I can’t think of anything but being near you.” My words fell out in a rush as I pulled my hand away. Gripping the box tighter.
“That’s because you and I are meant to be.” Derrick took a deep breath as he moved closer to me. His eyes glowing like they had in my dream. “You are my mate.”
“No, no, I’m not.” I said, shaking my head. Panic welled up in the pit of my stomach. I didn’t know what to do. I just knew that I wanted to be away from Derrick and Talon. This wasn’t funny anymore. “This is a joke, he’s got you in on it. Right?
