He was ready to start talking when Delaney did something unexpected that caught him off guard. She sprinted in his direction and threw herself into his arms. Knox squinted before slowly encircling her small waist with his arms. He was shocked and asked, "You are not upset with me?" In response, Delaney bit his arm earning a hiss from him. ‘Yup, she's furious, but then why is she hugging me?’ Knox thought. He had already pictured how this will go, with her lashing out at him, rejecting his mate bond but this... “My love, I'm sorry,” he whispered into the quiet room. He heard Delaney sniff and became worried. "Say something, love. Hit me if that helps you feel better, but don't cry, hmm?" he grabbed her face in his palm and felt his heart breaking when he saw tears streaming down her face. “I'm not crying. Something got into my eyes.” snorted and blinked frantically. Knox nodded. “Yes, yes, something must have entered into your eyes.” “Don't you ever leave me, okay? No matter wh
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