As if my body had a mind of its own, which I was beginning to believe that it did, it naturally leaned into his embrace, welcoming it. Of course, I’m not going to deny that I felt a pull towards him, and that it felt right being in his arms right now, but how I got here had me questioning how powerful this mate bond was, especially now that he had marked me.
Slowly, I could feel his pain dwindling away as he held me tightly to his chest, almost as if he was realizing that he had nothing to worry about. Truth be told, even though Jacob’s offer was enticing, I knew that California was no longer where I belonged.
Chance tried to explain this to me during our first deep conversation, but unfortunately back then I didn’t really comprehend what he was trying to tell me. My parents’ deaths we
