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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“Didn’t it go away!? Didn’t the fear

unconscious?” He scowls, stepping away from me roughly, suddenly angry. “I never should have let you drag

right now, because Jackson he’s 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 to cross

I realize, quite suddenly, that this is a fight

he won’t hurt me. His body, his

doesn’t know who I

now, unable to help it. “I know that she’s safe the way I’ve always known, Jacks,” I reply, my voice low with my own anger in response to his. “Have

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 a god damn idiot!? Making me constantly, consistently turn away from my mate and just believe you that one day you’re

me because you know I’m trustworthy!” I snap, putting my hands on my hips. “What was all of that about friendship earlier!?

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

larger form to intimidate him.

that

you talking about?”

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in the Academy and gave him the scraps of your attention, and for that I do what carry you through the Examination? Is that he

the darkness, completely shocked, appalled at

my mind turns to what his world must have been

me so manipulative?

my head, “I would never do that to you. You’re you’re

me, realizing alongside me that

grow up in, we’re doing the same outh goes dry as

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

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