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Fuck, she was made for me.

Every part of her, and she is all mine.

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ABIGAIL

Even in theshort time I spent with Thorn, I knew how to calm down his rage instinctively. I won’t lie, part of me was scared of him at first, but deep down I knew he wouldn't hurt me. All he needed was a little distraction and I was more than happy to give that to him.

Now that he is content I need to know who that guy was and why he says those things about my mate. After we get cleaned up and dressed, I find a notepad and pen so I can ask all the questions burning on my mind, or at least some of them. I grab his hand and pull him to the couch where I make him sit down so I can sit on my favorite spot which is on his lap. Who was that man? How do you know him? I scribble down as fast as I can.

Thorn reads the paper and frowns. He doesn't want to talk about this but he must know how important this is to me. “His name is Levi and he is a member of my former pack. He used to be one of my best friends… apparently there is nothing friendly between us anymore.”

The way they attacked each other, I can hardly imagine these two being friends, ever. That’s not the important part though. He said you were a danger to me.

“I am dangerous but never to you. I would never hurt you, Abbie. I’ll do anything to protect you. You must be able to feel that.”

I nod. I do feel that which is why I wasn’t freaking out by his threats earlier.

I knew you wouldn't hurt me.

“I want to be honest with you. I don’t want there to be any secrets between us so I’m going to tell you the whole truth.” He takes a deep breath as if to prepare himself for what he is about to say. “A long time ago there was another human and I thought she was my mate.”

I gasp, letting this new information set in. Unreasonable jealousy swirls around in my gut. I press my lips together into a tight line as he continues talking.

“I followed her and confessed my love, told her we were meant to be together and I would take her away. I expected her to be happy to understand and feel the bond like I did, but she was just so scared. She didn’t feel the mating bond and that made me angry and confused. I felt rejected and I got furious, letting the anger out on the human town. I didn’t hurt her or anyone, but I scared the shit out of her. My pack had to pull me away from town. I was so far gone, I almost shifted in front of the humans which is highly forbidden.”

You shifter in front of me. I remind him.

“You are different. You are my mate and that makes you part of the pack.”

What happened after?

“I swore I would never return to my pack or any civilization. I was certain that there was something wrong with me so I gave up my search for my mate. I couldn't bear seeing the rest of my pack be so happy when I was that miserable.”

I can’t imagine how he must have felt when that happened. Like the world was against him. I take the pen once more and put the tip to the paper. But now you found me. I’m your mate. I know it in my heart.

“And I know it too. Now thinking back on it, I was crazy to think that woman was my mate. It feels nothing like the bond I have with you. I don’t know why my wolf was so confused.”

It is in the past. We are together now and that is all that matters.

“You are right. Having you is all that matters. I’m sorry I got so angry and yelled at you. My wolf gets very territorial around other men. I don’t like the scent of another male on you.”

Is that why you make me wear your clothes?

“Yes, my wolf is calm when you smell like me. Especially when you smell like my come. It lets other males know who you belong to.”

Another wave of jealousy washes over me. What about the other way around? I don’t know how this works but should I rub my scent on him?

Do all males mate with humans? I jot down my endless questions.

“No. It’s actually rare that we mate with humans at all. We mostly mate with our own kind. It’s more likely to mate with another species of shifters than humans.”

My thoughts are all over the place now. How many species are there? What will the babies look like if cross bred, and where are all these shifters hiding? Are witches and vampires real too? I have so many questions I don’t know which one to ask first. My mind comes back to the scent thing and what pops into my mind makes me giggle.

Thorn wraps his arms around me, pulling me closer to his chest. “What’s so funny, little mate?”

Should you wear my clothes so you smell like me?

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