Page 13 of Promise & Artem

He needed answers, but he wasn’t sure where to get them.

Mulling over the situation as he stared out the window of his bedroom, he remembered his parents telling him that they’d dreamed about each other before they met, but hadn’t known where to find each other. They’d only known their truemate was near, which was helpful and not helpful at the same time to Artem.

If only she’d told him her name or where she was!

His minotaur let out a hopeful bellow.

Maybe the dream meant he would meet her soon.

It seemed like a far shot, considering there were no people checking into the cabins at the campground until next weekend, so how the hell was he supposed to meet his truemate?

He looked at his phone and saw it was after eight, which meant he’d managed to get a passable amount of sleep. The dream still lingered in his mind as he showered and dressed, then made his way to the workshop to help his dad with the new vehicles.

After saying good morning, his dad gave him a curious look. “You okay? You look…your eyes are red.”

“Red like bloodshot?” Artem asked.

“No, red like your minotaur.”

“Oh, I had a weird dream last night.”

“A mating dream?”

“Do people have sex in mating dreams?”

His dad paused then shrugged. “I have no idea!” He laughed. “I just dreamed about your mom before I met her, but it wasn’t a sexy dream.”

Artem wrinkled his nose. “Good.”

“Hey! Sex is how you came into existence, I’ll remind you. But anyway, I don’t know if our people have actual mating dreams or not, but we certainly have dreams about our truemates. Did you talk to her?”

“I tried.” He explained the dream to his dad who pondered it for a few quiet moments.

“Well hell, I’m not sure what to make of that one. It’s not our woods?”

“No.” That much he was certain of.

“Maybe it’s where she lives. Maybe she’s with her people and coming here for some reason or passing through. You never know what fate has in store for you.”

“It would be great if she could have talked to me.”

“Well, with your mom and me, she asked where I was and I told her I’d find her. I don’t know how the hell I thought I’d accomplish that, but in the end that asshole I worked for kidnapped her thinking she was someone else’s mate and brought her right to me.”

“Good thing you were there to save the day.”

“That’s what minotaurs do best. Maybe you’ll have a different dream tonight and you’ll get some more clarity.”

“That would be awesome.”

“You sure you’re okay? Not feeling too aggressive?”

“I’m good, actually. Aside from the weird dream, I slept pretty well. I’m not sure why my eyes would be red.”

“They’re not anymore, it was just for a few seconds.”

Artem hummed. “Strange.”

“That’s our people in a nutshell. You’ll find your truemate soon, I’m sure of it.”

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