-Elijah-
The room was dead silent … I had no words, not after what he just said. We just stared at one another, as the seconds ticked by and then minutes. I had no idea how long we just looked at one another, or if any of us even said anything. I was just so shocked by what he said, that it took me a long time until I understood he had actually said the words.
“Okay, that is not fun, Hunt,” I told him, shaking my head.
“I am not joking.”
I continued to look him in the eyes for a little while, looking for the truth in them, the truth I didn’t want to see, so it was easier to deny it.
“Stop it, okay, I am not falling for this trick.”
“It is not a trick,” he said coldly. “Why do you think I suddenly wanted a mate? I never cared much for that kind of life with the family and kids.”
“Yes
