Chapter 132 My Name is Ina

Rose’s POV

“Step back. I’ll ascertain what’s happened,” the sexy-as-all-hell man said, dropping down beside Maybe-Jane and listening for her breath and feeling for her pulse.

“Will Mommy be okay, S?” Maybe-Owen asked, his lower lip wobbling as he bravely blinked back tears.

Mr. Hot Stuff was called S, then. I had to fan myself. Actually fan myself. My body ached for him, craved him, but it felt like I was on the cusp of something without quite being able to grasp it. Was it him that had drawn me all this way?

It almost sounded like the stories my family, and Jane, had told me about the mate bond. But that was impossible. I didn’t have a wolf, so I couldn’t have a mate. It was as heart breaking as it was simple.

Hang on. I’d never thought of it as a bad thing before. At least, I’d never let myself. I’d told myself I couldn’t think of anything worse than having a mate, someone to live and die for, all of the blood in my body beating only because they stood beside me.

It sounded so, s