"I know there's still a long way to go before you forgive me, but I'm willing to go through it," I let him know, daring to hold his little hand in mine. He gives me a cold look, "I love you, Tate. And... I love your mom, too. A lot. I'll do everything possible to get her to forgive me too, and then… maybe… I can make us all be together."That’s a BIG maybe. Tate furrows his brow and looks at me as if he's considering that, but he doesn't say anything for a long time."Would you like that?" I push, squeezing his hand, "Us, being a family?""I don't know yet. I wouldn't want to put my mom in danger," he murmurs, looking away from me again. I take a deep breath to try to hide how much that hurt, to know he thinks Anya is in danger with me… just like everyone did when we were together, "Drive me home, Jae. I need to think about my answer.""Okay," I murmur with a sigh and start the car to take him to Anya's house. As soon as my car stops, the door opens and Anya comes out of the house as
Throughout the week Jae stays away from us and, very stupidly, I feel a bit disappointed by the radio silence, but I continue with my life. I go to the hospital in the morning, do my volunteer work, pick up Tate from school, cook for us, and then I spend the rest of the afternoon with my baby, doing his homework, visiting our family, or just doing nothing. It's a good life… so, I don't need any man, just my son, my uncle and my best friend, Remy. They are all I need.I'm thinking about this when my phone starts ringing and I see Jae's name there. My heart does somersaults, and I freeze with nerves for a few seconds before clearing my throat and answering.It takes everything within me not to ask him why the hell he hadn't called me all week, but then I remind myself that I was the one who told him we should keep our distance, so I can't complain."Hello, An," he says with that sweet voice he uses with me ever since he found out I'm his fated mate. I close my eyes, and since I'm all al
"Mom? Are you okay?" Tate asks, snapping me out of my thoughts so harshly I gasp."Huh?""You're not eating," he says, pointing at my full plate of breakfast, "You need to eat.""Oh, right. I was just thinking," I mumble and grab my fork to force some eggs down my throat under Tate's eyes. They don't leave me."More," he orders, making me laugh a little. I always find it funny when he forgets HE is the kid here, not me, "The fruit, too.""Fine, I'm eating. Jeez," I laugh. He already ate everything on his plate, so he really just watches over me for another five minutes, making sure I finish everything. Sometimes I get really scared about the future. If he's so intimidating now, I can't even imagine how he's going to be when he grows up. It really helps that he has a pretty face, but if he were ugly, he would be called a demon child. I swear he has some dark demon-lord soul or something.But, like I said, he's really damn cute. And he's not scary all the time, he's also very innocent
Just three minutes later, Anya starts walking down the stairs. She's wearing a short skirt and a long-sleeved blouse with her long hair straighter than usual, flying over her shoulders, down to her waist. "Sorry if I made you wait too long... I'm ready," she says, reaching the bottom of the stairs and finally looking up at me. Her face takes all the air out of me and I feel weak for a second, "Hi.""Hey, An," I let out, doing my best to behave and not let on that I'm remembering every dirty sound that came out of those red lips last night, when I made her come for me on the phone. Holy hell, it was so damn delicious and satisfying to her her whiny, horny voice once again. The only thing that would have made it better would’ve been if I could see her and not just hear her, although… in a way, it was pretty delicious like that, too. A new experience for me, too. I’d never had phone sex before.Anyway, I just want to take her in my arms and make her moan my name just like she did last
I know Anya wants this kiss as much as me because her eyes drop to my lips and her pink tongue comes out to lick her bottom lip, making me feel as if a hot liquid is running down my stomach. This woman makes me feel so many things I didn't think were possible. And the truth is that I really just want an innocent kiss.That's all I want right now. Just to put my lips on hers and breathe her in close, feel her warmth and feel her close to me."Just one," she finally agrees, lifting her face a little more towards me. The old me would grab her by the hair, devour her mouth forcefully and take advantage of the power I have over her. And the knowledge I have on her. I would touch her, try to get her horny side to come out. I would put my hand down her panties to find her clit and I know she would be done for. She would let me have her right here, my horny little Anya.But the new me is aware that our son is outside, waiting for us. Plus, I really want to show Anya that I have the ability
{ Jae }Something tells me I already know what I'm going to find as soon as I enter Anya's house. And, sure enough, I find Klein in there, sitting in the living room as if he owns the fucking place."What the fuck are you doing here?" He demands as soon as he sees me, making my blood boil. All my instincts are awake and I clench my fists trying to contain my wolf, but it's almost impossible because I can't stop thinking that this son of a bitch was waiting for my mate in here.She was going to come in all alone. He could have done anything to her."The question is, what the hell are you doing here, you idiot? Anya kicked you to the curb, that's where you should have stayed," I spit at him. Klein looks at me with even more hatred than I expected as he gets up from the couch to approach me slowly. It's obvious that his wolf presence is out right now, just like mine.Today more than ever, I have to control myself and not let my emotions out. I can't fight this idiot before the Alpha Cha
{ Anya }Logically, I know that Jae could simply put security guards outside my house and keep me safe that way. But I understand what he's saying about having a biological need to personally take care of me because I feel a biological need too, to stay here with both my mate and our son. Safe, in our home... even though this is definitely not my home. Somehow, it doesn't bother me.I actually want to stay here, against all logic. This time I’m choosing to listen to my instincts. I will not put myself or my son at risk just because of old resentment. "Alright," I finally say, "We'll stay here."Jae smiles at me like he never has before, like a little boy. His cheeks almost look chubby, like Tate's. He looks very cute smiling like this.Dangerously cute. Because he’s a literal wolf in sheep’s clothing and I can’t forget that."I'll take you to pick up some suitcases tomorrow. And..." he pauses for a second, looking away, "I'll make dinner every day. And I'll pick up Tate every day."
{Jae}This is going way better than I thought. Like, a hundred times better. I think I could take advantage of this moment of this to worm my way into her heart again... okay, maybe I should rephrase that without sounding so much like an asshole.I think I can use this second chance she’s giving me to show her I'm worthy of love. Yeah, that's better."So, Anya," I start and I dare to move closer, “Have you thought about…”"I'm hungry," says a small voice from behind us, making us both jump at the same time because we didn’t hear him coming, "It’s dinner time, right?""It is dinner time," I mutter and take a deep breath before moving away from Anya again. Maybe it's good to have a distraction. I shouldn’t put all my cards on the table so quickly. She agreed to live with me for two weeks, I guess I can wait a little more before I strike, "Come on, Anya. I'll show you my cooking skills.""Really? Does your dad cook for you?" Anya asks Tate with a completely incredulous face as we walk t