Chapter 0736

"Oh, Ari," Daphne murmurs, leaning close to me and plopping Mittens into my lap before putting her arms around my shoulders, pulling me in for a hug. "Why on earth could you possibly be worried about Jackson now? He's fine!"

"He's not fine," I sigh, leaning against her for a pleasant moment before sitting up straight and shaking my head at my friend. "The last thing I remember before I passed out was Jackson throwing up at the sight of me -"

"He what!?"

I nod vehemently. "He got sight of me, Daphne - or scent or something - and just threw up all over the hall

"

"Oh my god."

"I know," I moan, letting my head tilt back. "I'm just...terrified. What if he can't stand to be in the same

room as me anymore? What if I make him physically ill because I bear someone else's mark?" I hang my head, starting to tremble a bit at the idea. "What if he doesn't love me anymore?"

"Oh, Ariel, that can't possibly be true," Daphne murmurs, stroking a hand soft over my hair. "That boy is obsessed with you."

It's - what if

a mark

what if he... what if our being mated was the only reason he liked me? What if now that things are different

you stop that right now," Daphne snaps, her voice harsh. I look up at her in surprise. "You are not boring and silly, Ariel. And I understand your concerns, but you're letting your fears run away with you. I bet you anything - I'd even

spins to look at

curled up at the bottom

my

"Jesse's got a lot of great traits, but his pillow-talk habit of spilling secrets is very good for me and very bad for everyone else. Come on,

myself, my best friend tumbling into laughter with me a moment later. "God damn it, Jesse," I growl,

worried

I say on a sigh, looking that way too. "I suppose

then I frown, because mom and

in there?"

mom look up at me and then

bedroom for a second, girls,"

away to the other room. "Nothing to worry on, so don't freak

I feel my blood go

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