17| Iris and Nile.

STARLETTE


I didn’t even know when I held him. I didn’t want him to go. Tingles jolted through my body in his presence—a satisfactory feeling I wasn’t quite ready to let go of.


“Starlette.” He mumbled. “I have to go.”


Of, course. I was the only one affected by the mate bond. He didn’t feel the same way. My cheeks burned in embarrassment at that realization. Starlette. What were you thinking? I mentally scolded myself.


I cleared my throat. “Iris surfaced for a second. She wanted you to stay. Not me.”


He raised a brow. “Iris?”


“Yes, that’s my wolf’s name.”


“Oh..” He nodded. “My wolf’s name is Nile. And…”


He suddenly joined me in bed, laying next to me. “Nile also wants to stay with his mate. So I guess I’ll stay. For their sake.”


I gulped down a huge chunk of saliva and nodded. “For their sake.”


“We should allow them to run in the woods sometime.” He suggested.


“You would trust us to run in the woods?” I asked, surprised.


“You can't get away from me. I am so much faster and s