Page 41 of One True Mate

“I-I-I heard you. Your lips weren't moving, but I heard you!”

I gave her a half smile.

“I know, it's freaking me out too.”

“THAT's how you knew? About that…” she waved towards the bed and I couldn't help but chuckle.

“I didn't know then, I swear, I just heard what you wanted and acted.”

Her face was flaming red. I couldn't help but pull her into my arms and try to tell her it was okay.

“Better than okay. It was freaking awesome!”I thought.

Her wide eyes told me she heard me too. Oops.

“Why can I hear you in my head when you aren't talking?”

“I don't know,” I told her honestly. “I mean, I've heard it can happen with bonded mates, but bonds take time, like years, decades even to fully establish to this point.”

“You said we were starting to show signs of bonding before we, um, did what we did last night. That wasn't normal either, right?”

“True. Maybe that accelerated things? Babe, I have no idea. I'm just as freaked out as you, but it's going to be okay. May take a little getting used to. I feel like I have to monitor my thoughts already.”

“Well, you're the one that said mates have no secrets,” she grumbled, making me laugh.

“Yeah, truer than we thought, huh? And Kels,” I made her look at me even knowing she was still embarrassed by everything happening. “I'm not going anywhere. You are mine. And I am yours and nothing can change that.”

She sighed contentedly in my arms and pressed a kiss into my neck, reminding me of the mark she left on me. My mate. Nothing was better than that.

Kelsey

Chapter 17

Kyle explained that we needed to talk with his dad. Maybe he had an idea of what was going on. I hoped so. I was trying hard not to freak out over the mind reading thing. It was just too much. I had no idea mating would be like that. It was hard enough to deal with my own thoughts and feelings, now I felt like I was dealing with both of ours. I knew he felt the same. It was just so overwhelming.

We didn't pass anyone in the Westin house as we headed straight for his father's office. The door was shut and Kyle knocked before opening it. Her smell hit me like a flying brick and before I could stop myself I had moved Kyle behind me and stared down at Vanessa whose wild eyes looked everywhere but into my mine. I felt the surge of power release from me and saw Vanessa turn with wide, shocked eyes and kneel before me, baring her neck.

“Kelsey, I'm not here for Kyle, I promise, you made your point yesterday. You won't get a challenge from me.”

I calmed at her words and felt the power withdrawal within me.

“Thank you. You may go,” I dismissed her and watched as she left the room without a word.

Turning back to face Kyle and his dad I saw nothing but shock on his face. I sighed and dropped my head.

“I screwed up again, didn't I?”I asked Kyle through our connection.

He hugged me close, rubbing his hand down my back in reassurance.

“It's okay,”he told me through our bond.

“Kelsey?” His father's attention was on me now as the shock on his face wore off.

“I'm sorry, Sir. She just makes me so angry that I can't control it.”

“Kelsey, do you know what happened just now?”

I shook my head no. I could tell they were both shocked and maybe disappointed in me but I really didn't understand what I had done.

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