Page 9 of My Mate

Dex thought about Casey. After the kiss they shared, he walked her back home. Every window in her home had been dark, and she had no choice but to climb up the back to herbedroom window. He’d waited until she was safe in her home, and then she’d given him a wave, blew him a kiss, and he left.

All night long, he had a fucking hard-on that had taken multiple strokes to get rid of. He’d even tried a cold shower, but nothing stopped his raging erection. Eventually he did get to sleep, but by then, it was time for him to get back to work.

“Dad, what is going to happen with Casey?” Dex asked.

Klaus turned toward him. “Nothing. Why?”

“She’s worried that she won’t be able to join the pack,” he said.

“Casey will always be pack, son. You know that.”

“What if she doesn’t turn?”

“Then she doesn’t turn, and come the full moon, she won’t change into a wolf.”

“You know what the pack is like,” Dex said.

“The pack is a lot more accepting than you think. Only a few little young shits who think they know best have caused her a problem. I know for a fact she is very much loved by everyone in the pack.”

“And what about her position as my mate?”

Klaus looked at him. “Are you willing to accept it?”

“I’ve always accepted it,” he said.

Klaus raised a brow.

“I did, I just don’t want to scare her,” Dex said. “I’ve always known.”

“Do you feel it?” Klaus asked.

“Yeah, I felt it years ago.”

“That is what is going to make your mating unique. Some people don’t know who their mate is until after they are mated.”

“Was that the way for you and Mom?”

“Yes,” Klaus said. “I was always drawn to your mother, but never like when we finally transitioned, and as you know, we share the same birth month, so our joining came at the sametime.”

Dex did know his parents had been together from the moment they transitioned into wolves. He also knew his father hadn’t been with another woman. His parents had been young sweethearts.

He, himself, hadn’t been with anyone else. He was a virgin, and he knew Casey was as well.

“Will Casey know I am her mate?” Dex asked.

“That I don’t know, son. You’re going to have to ask her how she feels.”

Dex gripped the back of his neck after he helped his father stack the chopped wood. “I can’t ask her that. She is already stressing out about this. Is there anything we can do to help her?”

“Time,” Klaus said. “She needs time.”

“Can you not call on her wolf?” Dex asked. “I know you can force wolves to change.”

“That is a punishment, Dex. If I call on her wolf, it is going to be painful. Even more so than if she allows the transition to happen on its own.”

Dex took a deep breath. “So, all I’ve got to do is wait?”

“Yeah, that is all you can do. Wait it out.”

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