Chapter 93

“What!” I shriek, scrambling to my knees and knocking the fruit and bread out of my lap.

“Shh!” Jackson hisses, turning back towards me and holding out a hand, looking at me like I’m crazy. “Don’t be an idiot, Ari! If we’re waiting for dawn to move into the ravine, others. are too! And they will come for us! Just….be quiet, all right!?”

“Jackson!” I whisper, full of rage, ignoring his words and getting to my feet, striding towards him, “you are not leaving me here!”

He huffs a little laugh, clearly implying that I couldn’t stop him if I tried. “Yeah, Ari, I am.”

“You are not!” I put my hands on his chest and shove, angry.

“I’ll be back!” he says, not budging an inch. “I promise, all right? I’m not abandoning you – I’ll be back at dawn, I’ll help you. I just…”

And I go still as I see his head turn again, back the way we came, back to where…

Well, back to where he imagines she is.

His mate, alone.

His mate, frightened in the wilderness, needing his help.

And then even though I assured him that she’s safe, that there’s nothing wrong, he can’t leave it.

“Jackson,” I beg, wrapping my fists in his shirt and staring up at him. “Please, please don’t do this.”

“I have to, Ari,” he says through his teeth, frustrated with me. “She’s my

mate.”

“She’s fine!” I insist again, tightening my fists, trying to will him to believe me.

“I know that you believe that,” Jackson snaps, shaking his head. “But Ari, I smelled her, I could taste her fear on the air – I swear it, something happened to her.”

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she got through it!” I insist. “Didn’t it

scowls, stepping away from me roughly, suddenly angry. “I never

stayed!” I snap, getting pissed in my own right now, because Jackson he’s being foolish. “She’s fine! She doesn’t need you to go searching for

you know that, Ari!?” Jackson growls, stepping towards me, looming over me. And I realize, quite suddenly, that this is a fight a real fight. And if I’m

he won’t hurt me. His

he doesn’t know

I reply, my voice low with my own anger in response to

do! I mean, is this your magical gift, Clark!? Making me act like a god damn idiot!? Making me constantly, consistently turn away from my mate and just believe you that one day you’re going to tell me what the fuck is going

I snap, putting my hands on my hips. “What was all of that about friendship earlier!? About not abandoning me because I’m the only one who’s been nice

that his chest bounces against mine,

form

that

talking

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wound in his voice now. “Because you realize that that that’s the only way you’re getting through this? You found the loneliest guy in the Academy and gave him the scraps of your attention, and for that I do what

his face in the darkness, completely shocked, appalled at the idea.

could consider this a possibility. Again, my mind turns

me so manipulative?

breathe, shaking my head, “I would never do that to you.

within me, realizing alongside

grow up in, we’re doing the same outh

Tears spring to my eyes and my mouth goes dry as I stare up at him, not knowing what to

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