Chapter 53—Trial by Combat
Jude
I was so angry that my moment with Rosie had been cut short just when I'd finally had my mate to myself and was already planning how the rest of the evening would go, but instead I'd been interrupted by a goddamn emergency. "Angry" would be an understatement for what I was feeling right now.
I didn't miss the disappointment that flickered across Rosie's face when I'd told her we had to leave nor the sadness that tugged through our bond, yet she'd smiled sweetly at me as if she was completely okay with it.
After I'd successfully driven Rosie home on Baby with her arms wrapped tightly around my waist the entire ride, I found myself reluctant to let her go as I hugged her at the cottage door, savoring her scent and kissing the crescent-shaped claiming ma
