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Chapter Fourteen

Author: Phoenix Storm
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Willow

I felt a massive pounding coming from the back of my head as I gradually woke up, groaning audibly as I shifted in the soft, comfortable bed, and groggily attempted to sit up. However, as I began to wake up, the events of the past…how many ever hours, were all starting to come back to me. What happened in the clearing? How did I end up in a bed? Where was Zeke?

The questions kept coming one after another as my brain fought to catch up, and my heart thundered furiously in my chest once I realized I was not alone.

Further, I was startled to notice that my left hand was being held in a rough, but surprisingly comfortable embrace. I knew I should be panicking and fighting to get away right now, but I just felt so safe, and it had been a long time since I had felt the comfort of this feeling.

Be that as it may, my eyes flew open so I could ascertain who was holding my hand. I felt small electric currents racing through my palm where it connected with his, but his calloused skin
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Are you trying to tell us that she couldn’t smell her mate? Author please...she is already 19 from what I have read so she is suppose to recognize her mate or the mate bond.
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