Chapter 0907

But eventually her tears subside, just a little. And she quiets and stills. And raises her head to look into his face.

His heart breaks to see the very real sadness there, and he lifts a hand, brushing at the tears on her cheek with his thumb, his eyes taking in the rough redness around her eyes, and the sweet, adorable freckles that dust her nose, and the lush, raw shape of her lips.

Jesse clenches his jaw as his wolf snarls, wanting her. Wanting her with a desperation that...

That is completely unfair. Inwardly Jesse snarls at his wolf, smacking him on his nose, forcing him to back down. His wolf grumbles but humbly obeys, working hard to deny his instinct to give Daphne the space she needs.

"Don't look at me," Daphne murmurs, embarrassed, raising an arm to wipe her nose and her cheeks on her sleeve.

"Please, don't ever ask that of me," Jesse whispers, running his hand over the tumbling auburn waves of her hair. "It would be the greatest regret of my life, to never look at you again."

But she flinches away, and he sighs, thinking...well, that it was the truth, but perhaps not the kindest thing he could say.

"I'm glad you're safe," she says softly, sitting straighter, putting some distance between them. "I was...worried about you. We all were."

and takes her chin in his hand, turning her face to peer at

taking her chin from his hand.

Daph," Jesse whispers,

eyes flash a

he says, giving a shrug. "We're - we're so much

two, the little cat peeking out at Jesse from

course we are

came. The thought she's said over and over to herself, to remind herself of her new place in his life. "You're a mated

almost in disbelief. "Daphne," he says, leaning forward towards her. "That is...that is so not

her chin dimpling as her mouth turns down at the corners, and his wolf howls with regret

clean break is better, Jesse. Don't drag this out,t's impossible - however we felt before is impossible. And I don't think I can be your friend. I don't think I can...handle

to not be true, and Jesse takes a deep breath, trying his best

hear him. "My

not mated?" she asks, tense

lovely she is when she's angry like that, but he

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