Page 17 of The Hunt

Going a day without seeing her drove him insane.Not that he told anyone how he felt.He would just live with it, but sometimes just being close to her was enough for him.

“Even though I’m human?”

He looked down at her and frowned.“I don’t give a fuck if you’re human or not.”

“But—”

“Don’t,” he said.“I know the bad shit I said, and I didn’t mean any of it.I was stupid and confused.One moment you were my best friend, and the next, you were this ...girl I had feelings for.”It was not a good enough reason, he knew that, but it was the truth, and that scared him more than he wanted to admit.

There was a brief silence.She seemed to snuggle against him a little closer.It was still warm, at least to him.He held her as tightly as possible.

“I wouldn’t either,” she said.

“What?”

To him, she sounded so tired, which was adorable to hear.

“I wouldn’t want to leave without you.”

Chapter Five

The following day thetemperature was within a bearable range.Calliope was once again provided with a pair of jeans and a shirt, which magically appeared on her body.They hadn’t stayed in the same place, and she had no idea what they needed to do to be removed from The Hunt.

Had they agreed last night they would rather be mated than die?She blew out a breath and Jaxson stopped.

“Are you okay?”he asked.

They already had breakfast and she quickly offered him a smile.“Yeah, yeah, I’m fine.I’m just waiting for the next thing.”

He nodded, took hold of her hand, and began to walk her through the forest, and the bushes seemed to be getting thicker.

“What do you think we need to do?”Calliope asked.

“What do you mean?”

“Well, didn’t we ...you know, like last night, turn around and say we would like to be mated?We’d rather do that than die.”She pressed her lips together.

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