Page 31 of My Mate

He knew his father was already showing restraint as the steering wheel didn’t cave under the pressure of his hand.

“I asked, okay? I did, Dad, and now there is something we can do about it.”

“You don’t get it. This kind of magic has a price, Dex. Did I not warn you about this?”

“I didn’t ask to see. I tried to understand her warning better.”

“There is already a chance that because she shared this with you, your path is sealed. Messing with decisions or trying to change something has consequences.”

“If what you’re saying is true, then it means I am going todie, and Casey is going to be the cause.”

He saw his father’s hands clench on the steering wheel.

“Dad, you’ve got to promise me that no matter what, you will take care of her. She’s my mate. She is everything to me. Dad.”

Klaus didn’t respond and Dex couldn’t stand this. He needed to know his father would do everything to protect her.

“If you don’t, then I’m taking Casey and getting the hell out of the pack. I’ll take her far from here, and we’ll live our life away from all of this.”

His father brought the truck to a stop and turned to glare at him.

He faced his father. He knew they were in a battle. A silent one, but a battle nonetheless.

“No,” Klaus said.

“Casey is the love of my life, Dad. She is my soulmate. I can’t even describe it, but you know what she has meant to me all these years. If you cannot guarantee her safety, then it is simple, I will take her far away from here, where I know she will be safe.”

He watched as his father’s anger grew. The last thing he wanted to do was to give the man an ultimatum, but it was essential for Casey. Dex would fight for her until he took his last breath.

“This is my wish,” Dex said.

Klaus’s teeth were clenched.

Seconds passed, possibly even minutes, before he turned back to look at him. “I will not kill her.”

“No, you will not allow her to die because of what might happen to me,” Dex said.

“Agreed,” Klaus said.

“And you better not hurt her, or allow her to be punished.”

Klaus shook his head. “I will keep my word, son, that shewill be well taken care of.”

“Casey wouldn’t allow me to die, Dad.”

“And yet, you tell me she allows it.”

Dex rubbed at his temple because he didn’t know if his dad was being dense on purpose.

“It is not a choice. It’s not like she wants me dead. She loves me.”

“And she should fight.”

Klaus came to a sudden stop at the edge of Lucinda’s land, but they didn’t need to go looking for her as she stood at the edge, waiting.

“So much for the element of surprise,” Klaus said, and climbed out of the truck.

Was Dex the only one who wasn’t surprised by the fact they couldn’t sneak up on Lucinda? The witch knew everything.

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