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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I insist. “Didn’t it go

because she got hurt? What if she’s unconscious?” He scowls, stepping away from me roughly, suddenly angry. “I never should have let you drag

being foolish. “She’s fine! She doesn’t need you to go searching for her she needs you to stay here, so you can be ready

suddenly, that this is a fight a real fight. And if I’m not careful, I could make

thought, instantly. Because my mate – he won’t hurt me. His body, his biology won’t let him

except if he doesn’t know who

it all away, stepping into his space now, unable to help it. “I know that she’s safe the way I’ve always known, Jacks,” I reply, my voice

you this entire time!” Jackson suddenly exclaims, throwing up his hands in the air. “I don’t know why I do! I mean, is this your magical gift, Clark!? Making me act like

I snap, putting my hands on my hips. “What was all of that about friendship earlier!?

moving so close that his chest bounces against mine, making me fall back a step. I

his larger form to

that

are you talking about?” I

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in the Academy and gave him the scraps of your attention, and for that

stare up into his face in the

that he could consider this a possibility. Again, my mind turns to what his world

me so manipulative?

shaking my head, “I would never do

MATE! My wolf howls, grieving within me, realizing

grow up in, we’re doing

lying to him, every day, because it easier for us. Tears spring to my eyes

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