“That’s my girl!” Harley grinned proudly at me. “I knew you would smash it. So, when do you start?”
I slowly shook my head. “I can’t.”
His face changed in an instant. “This is him again, isn’t it?”
I avoided his gaze as I spoke. “It isn’t that simple, Harley.”
“You are a fucking fool, Bailey.” He says, before turning away to walk to the training field.
Again, intensely aware of the many warriors glancing in our direction, I did not want to call his name to try to get him to come back. So, I went for mindlink instead. ‘Harley! Please. Try to understand. He scares me.’
‘Well why do you think I am saying his Dad needs to know?’ he responds, but he doesn’t turn back, he continues to walk toward his training session, so I assume our talk was over.
‘He has told me if I do anything he will make me regret it. Making me lose my degree was one threat. The other threats have been he would find ways to make me regret my decisions. I dare not think what he could do. Harley, you all see him as the wonderful upcoming Alpha. I have seen him as a lot worse, trust me. I can’t tell you it all. Please take my word. I tried to find a way to stay away after my degree, but he wouldn’t allow it. And now it seems he won’t allow this job either. He said I belong to the pack.’ I blurt through the link, not sure why I was telling Harley everything. Because I know if someone else knew, then he could do something. He could well confront Miles and I would be in serious trouble.
‘Shit Bai. You need to get away.”
‘I know, but every time I try, he blocks it. My only way out would be a mate, but as you know, that won’t happen because he was my mate.’ I told him.
‘What if I took you as a chosen mate?’ he suggests, and my heart feels like it is going to burst from my chest. Butterflies flutter through my tummy while goosebumps spread over my skin. Did he really just suggest that?
‘You don’t need to do that.’ I tell him, though the idea sounds amazing.
‘I am being serious. I think you are awesome. I think we make a fucking amazing couple. I could request a move to my Mum’s pack to be a warrior there, and you could come with me. Get you away from him.’ My heart soars at his suggestion. That would be truly amazing. I had the possibility of getting away!
‘You would do all of that for me?’ I can barely link, and even my wolf, Akira, is almost purring at the man she had begun to become fond of.
‘Well, it would kind of benefit me too.’ He teases. ‘I would get to call the most beautiful geeky girl alive my mate. What do you say?’
‘I say, I think you are amazing!’
‘I will call around to yours once I am done with training, and we can discuss it all properly. But I can’t wait to make all of that official baby doll!’ he links playfully, making me giggle.
‘Me either!’
‘Right, I best get back to training, or I am going to get an ass-whooping. Start thinking of all the things you want as a couple beautiful, because I plan to make sure you are forever walking around with the biggest smile on your face!’ Harley tells me before cutting the link, leaving me walking the remainder of the way home with the biggest smile on my face. Could the sweetest guy in pack have found me a solution? And, I think he would likely support me in working too! He was truly the best…
I approached the house with a content feeling in my chest. Harley could be my savior. Yes, I was disappointed about this teaching role, but perhaps I could look for one closer to his Mum’s former pack he planned to move us to. Wow. A chosen mate. A handsome warrior too. One that actually liked the fact I had gained my degree.
‘Taking him as a chosen mate is okay, isn’t it?’ I asked Akira.
‘Fated mate not want us. He reject us. This mate does want us.’ Akira almost purrs as she replies. I think it is safe to say she was just as content. I had felt her becoming fond of Harley as we spent time together. She had always previously been against building close bonds with other male wolves in the hope Miles would want us back, but once he rejected us, it had hurt her massively. The pain it caused her nearly tore her down. But, we have got there in the end. Hopefully, Harley can be the thing that fixes us. A savior in so many ways.
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