Chapter 0909

And as he knew she would, Daphne tilts her head back and laughs – long and peeling. He smiles a little, watching her, relishing that. Daphne - she's not easily offended, and she has enough self-confidence not to let herself be hurt by such a deeply untrue judgment.

"Oh, god," Daphne says, still laughing and wiping a little beneath her eye. "Maybe...let's not introduce this one to my mother."

"No problem," he sighs.

Daphne smiles over at him, soft. "You've had some serious adventures, your Grace."

"You're avoiding the question, seamstress," he murmurs, his mouth turning up at the corners.

She raises an eyebrow in challenge.

"What do you think?" he asks, wanting to know her true opinion on the whole situation all of it.

"I think," she says with a little sigh, looking down at the kitten, understanding it all. "That...we had a good run, Jess. But I can't keep loving you if you have a mate, bond accepted or no."

"Are you in love with me now?" he asks, quietly.

She raises her eyes to his. "Please don't make me answer that."

around the lump in his throat. "But,

going to want you, and you're going to want her. Even

be normal in this world,” Jesse

you think she's pretty?" Daphne

from his eyes

says, narrowing her

then

picked her for you, Jess," Daphne whispers, leaning forward towards him with a smile, acting her heart out, pretending to be happy and peaceful and beatific about it all, while inside her wolf howls in agony to be letting him go. "She's your mate. It's going to happen someday - you'll love each other. I don't...want to be drug along for weeks or months or years just to be left at the end. Leave

"You know that there's more to us than that, Daphne – than

have a mate, Jesse," Daphne whispers, reaching out and cupping his cheek in

and leans into her

rushes her thumb once over his cheek and slides her

brushing the stubble that starts

her, thinking

the girl he wants. Mates are it – end game. No other girl

Midnight...she deserves more than that. More than this even,

girl, telling her that he loves her, that

both ends -

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