Prison gates

Connor's nose flared as his face scrunched up. For a second, he was trying to fathom what could have led Carolina to think that she was a commodity that he bought. He wanted to know what was going through her mind and with the tears that welled up in her eyes, he would see the tears that were threatening to fall.

"You know that is not true! You and I know that is not true" Connor's voice broke down because, with the tears that formed in Carolina's eyes, it felt as if his heart was being shredded to pieces.

It was now starting to make sense to Carolina. Why he always stared at her with those glossy eyes that usually held so much passion for her, the way he always looked at her, talked to her, was lenient with her, it was all starting to make sense to Carolina. But, she was now starting to understand that maybe even before she knew that Connor was her mate, Connor had known her all along. He knew that she was his mate and that was the reason why he used the debt in tying her down.

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