Ellis lost his temper when David pulled me the way he did. However, Charlotte instantly touched her mate's side, rubbing his back. Reality came crashing on me. 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 arms, and I leaned my b