STARLETTE
I didn’t even know when I held him. I didn’t want him to go. Tingles jolted through my body in his presence—a satisfactory feeling I wasn’t quite ready to let go of.
“Starlette.” He mumbled. “I have to go.”
Of, course. I was the only one affected by the mate bond. He didn’t feel the same way. My cheeks burned in embarrassment at that realization. Starlette. What were you thinking? I mentally scolded myself.
I cleared my throat. “Iris surfaced for a second. She wanted you to stay. Not me.”
He raised a brow. “Iris?”
“Yes, that’s my wolf’s name.”
“Oh..” He nodded. “My wolf’s name is Nile. And…”
He suddenly joined me in bed, laying next to me. “Nile also wants to stay with his mate. So I guess I’ll stay. For their sake.”
I gulped down a huge chunk of saliva and nodd
