Chapter 234. Runaway Mate

Kieran’s POV

Elise’s phone rings loudly on the bedside table. Groaning, I put my pillow over my head, trying to drown out the noise.

Untangling herself from my body, Elise grabs her phone. She gasps when she looks at the number on the screen.

“What is wrong?” She says as she answers the phone. The concern in her voice catches my attention.

There is a mumbled voice of another woman on the other end of the call. I can’t make out what she is saying, but whatever it is has Elise worried.

“I understand,” Elise says before biting down on her bottom lip. “I will leave at once.”

Elise quickly hangs up the phone and hops out of bed. She throws her hair into a messy bun and begins to gather her things that are scattered around the room.

“What are you doing?” I yawn as I watch her flutter around the room.

“I have to leave,” Elise says with panic in her voice.

“You are my mate,” I growl at her. “You stay with me.”

Tears begin to