Chapter 30

August's POV

I looked at my mate, who was soundly sleeping on my bed, then at my phone, which was in my hands.

"What am I doing?" I asked myself silently.

"The right thing," came my wolf's response.

"No, it isn't right," I whispered seriously.

When she was about to leave in tears, I felt engulfed in fear and I acted upon my instinct and grabbed her.

As I held her, she cried so much that I had to make her sit on my lap on the bed. After hours, she fell asleep, and I couldn't bring myself to wake her up, so I carefully laid her down and covered her up.

Now, thinking back to how I acted, I felt guilty. What was I going to tell Teresa when I called her?

"Hey, I accidentally bumped into your daughter, and I asked her to come in and have a cup of tea?"

No, that would look so stupid, and it was an obvious lie because I could have easily called her. Any normal person would have.

"I'm messed up," I said honestly and then looked at the door when I picked up Felix's scent.

I walked to the door a