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She was removing my jacket from her shoulders.

“You forgot your coat.”

I growled unhappily. “Keep it.”

I turned and walked away, feeling my wolf too close to the edge. I didn’t trust him not to surge again and I was exhausted, confused, elated. I didn’t want to walk away from her, but I knew I had to. I needed time to pull myself together because I was quite certain I was going into shock.

My mate. I had a mate, and her name was Kaitlyn.

Kaitlyn

Chapter 7

What just happened?

He was gone. He had really just turned and walked away.

I was sitting here practically in my underwear, covered in his delicious scent. I was horny as hell and would have agreed to just about anything with him, and he chose to walk away.

I flopped down on my back and stared up at the ceiling, still cloaked in his jacket trying to decide how I felt about this sudden change in plans.

I never planned on taking a mate. Then again, I never dreamed I’d actually meet my one true mate. Now that he was here, I was more confused than ever.

One thing was certain—Landon was hot!

My body tingled all over just thinking about him. I knew he had a solid body and was in great shape from dancing with him.

I sighed remembering what it had felt like as he held me. I’d felt safe. I couldn’t remember ever truly feeling safe like that before.

But when he took his mask off, that’s when I actually swooned. He was the most handsome man I’d ever seen. He was dark and a little brooding, but there was this boyish awkwardness to him that endeared me the most.

A knock at my door, had me excited and jolting upright. He’s returned. My heart started pounding in my chest with the anticipation.

“Come in,” I yelled.

Kian walked in and my happiness immediately soured as I groaned and laid back down.

“Relax. I’m just checking on you.”

He looked around the room and I knew he expected to see Landon there.

“He’s not here.”

“Who?” he asked trying to play coy.

“Landon. He already left.”

“So he did follow you?”

“Yup.”

“And you kicked him out?”

“Nope.”

“Wait, he left on his own?”

“Yup.”

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