Page 8 of The Alpha's Weakness
Guess I’m not his mate, after all,I think as I head inside.
The interview goes well, and the people seem friendly, but my head and heart aren’t in it. I drive back to Adeline’s house and collapse next to her on the couch.
“How did it go?” she asks.
“Okay. They seemed to like me.”
“What’s wrong then?”
“I saw Camden.”
“And?”
“And he turned and left just like yesterday.”
“Oh,” she says, her excitement leaving her all at once.
“Yeah.”
We’re silent for a minute, and she stares straight ahead.
“I guess we’re not fated mates,” I say.
She shakes her head. “What you described is exactly how it felt for me when I met Rhodes.”
“Then we’re fated mates, but he doesn’t want me.”
“That doesn’t happen. I mean, I don’t think it does. Why would anyone reject their fated mate?”
I shrug. “I don’t know.”
“I’ll ask Rhodes when he gets home.”
As if he heard her, Rhodes walks into the house and makes a beeline for Addy, dropping a kiss on her lips. “Ask me what?”
“Would anyone ever reject their fated mate?” she asks him.
“No, or if they did, it would be rare. I mean, no shifter would reject their fated mate because they know she’s literally destined for him. If he rejects her, he knows he’ll be alone forever,” Rhodes says, sitting in the armchair and pulling Adeline onto his lap. “Why?”
“Cause I think your friend is rejecting me,” I confess.
He stiffens. “What?”
“I think that Camden and Holly are fated mates,” Addy tells him, “but Camden keeps walking away every time they run into each other in town.”
Rhodes looks confused and then annoyed.
Embarrassment and sadness overtake me, and I push to my feet.
“Holly—”
I shake my head at Addy. “It’s fine. I need to take a shower.”
I go upstairs, trying to ignore my hurt and disappointment as I head into my room. It isn’t until the door is closed behind me that I let the tears fall.
No one has ever wanted me. Why would Camden be any different?I think as I head into the bathroom and crank the hot water in the shower.
I need to forget about Camden and focus on figuring out the rest of my life,I remind myself.
