Chapter 9

Freya Rose

I felt extremely awkward and embarrassed by my behavior. Now really wasn't the right time to be turned on, because the situation was very important and serious. I needed to know what had happened that night, but I couldn't help it, just being around Mason made my skin tingle and my legs turn to jelly.

I need to pull myself together!

I pushed Mason's hand away from my skin, turned my body around and slid down onto the floor between his legs. After closing my eyes, I focused on anything but the intense and gorgeous smell that Mason was still emitting. I took in a few deep breaths and began to feel my heart rate slow down. Once I had calmed myself enough, I exhaled heavily and opened my eyes again. Finn was staring at me with a huge grin on his face and I could tell he was trying not to burst out laughing at me. Mason wasn't as considerate and chuckled at me anyway.

“Leave her alone guys! She's new to all of this. Finn, I remember when you first found