Page 133 of The Broken Aztec Princesses

“Thank you,” she replied, her eyes moving back to some documents she was filling out.

I stood there waiting for a moment for her to continue.

“Was that all you needed?” I asked.

“Oh, yes. Sorry. You can go.”

I walked away and returned to my post by the daycare.

Violet had a date tonight. She would be in a room with dimmed lights and a movie playing. Elim was going to be sitting close to her. What if he made a move? Would she let him?

I was so lost in my thoughts, that I almost missed when Alpha Cade and Beta John came and picked up Violet and Adamat the end of the day. They always showed up early so Violet had someone with her when parents came to pick up their pups. They also kept Violet and Adam between the two of them the entire walk back to the pack house, and I was grateful they took protecting her seriously.

I knew she was heading upstairs with Adam and Luna Bellarose to play with the rabbit until dinner, so I waited a bit on the ground floor before I walked up to my room. I skipped dinner, unable to stop the scene of the kiss Elim gave Violet last night from playing on repeat in my head.

Was that when he asked her out? Was that when she agreed? Would she give him the kisses I so desperately needed and missed?

I heard Violet come into her room after dinner, and I started pacing in my room. I lost count of the times I went to theconnecting door, and stopped. I was still pacing a moat into the rug around the bed when I heard the door lock engage and the shower turned on.

My body shuddered as I thought about Violet showering just a few feet away from where I was.

Then, my mood soured. She was showering for her date.

For her date with Elim.

I continued pacing, fighting with myself to not break down the door and beg her to choose me. I wanted to beg her not to go.

Did I have a right to do that? To put her in a tough spot with Elim after she already agreed to spend the evening with him?

Probably not.

It wasn’t fair to put her in that situation. Elim was her friend. Hell, I thought he could have been mine. I didn’t want to hurt the man.

But, he wasn’t her mate, either. He was there the night of the full moon. I was sure he’d gone to see if she was his, just like I did. If neither of us were her second-chance mate, then what was the saying? All’s fair in love and war.

He may like Violet, but I was in love with her. So, fuck Elim. I didn’t mind the vampire. I knew he was a good guy, but he wanted my Violet.

My Violet.

The thought of Violet being mine set my body on fire. The thought of someone else touching her with the soft, loving touches I wanted to give her, made me want to punch something.

Finally made up your mind?Titan asked, lowering the block as he felt my emotions settling.

I still don’t think we deserve her,I told him.But maybe I’m enough of an asshole not to give a shit, and enough of a man to know I’ll be working to earn her for the rest of my life if she’ll let me.

Then, what the hell are you waiting for? Go grovel to our mate!

She’s n—

She could be if you stop fucking up and letting your head lead instead of your heart. For fucks sake, werewolves are emotional creatures! How the fuck did we end up being the only ones that overthink this shit? We love her, and she could have loved us. I don’t want to do this anymore, Chris. I don’t want us to be miserable and alone. We deserve to be happy, and I know we can make her happy. So, I don’t fucking care if you have to crawl to her and beg. She’s worth any humiliation she needs to see to know that we’re serious about her,Titan’s arguments were solid, but...

What if she closes the door in my face?I asked, fear seizing my body and refusing to let me take a step.

Then, we beg through the fucking door.

I took a deep breath and walked into the bathroom. I made it all the way to her door with my hand on the doorknob again, before I started losing confidence.

What if she’s already moved on?

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