Chapter 109. I Love You

Colton, listen. I don’t want to do this over the link, but there’s a lot, and, for right now, we need somewhere to go, and you need to be there. Somewhere safe because we’re going to have a pack on our ass soon, and I can’t fight them alone. There are too many. For now, I need you to tell me where to go so we can meet and for you to show up with enough of you to hold off some crazy, mad wolves.

My hands shake with the ferocity of overwhelming pain I’m experiencing at being in his head and having him in mine. It’s like the weeks apart drop away instantly, and it reminds me of everything I miss the most about him. The intimacy of it. His voice, overprotective need to take care of me, and his presence, even in my head alone, makes me feel suddenly safer, cherished, and he’s only making it worse by saying everything I’ve wanted to hear. Why did he have to be stupid and mark that bitch?

We? As in… you’re with someone else?

The crumbling of his tone and the hint of hurt