Chapter 11. Approval

The door opens, and Kimberly walks in slowly. She sweeps the room with her gaze, and she stops when it lands on me. We lock eyes and stare at each other. I have so many things I want to say, so many questions I want to ask, but my mouth is glued shut. Kimberly doesn’t make a sound. She eventually closes the door and walks to the bedroom.

I get off the couch and go to the kitchen to get some coffee. I’ve been spending the last few days rethinking the choices I’ve made in the past. I remember when I found out that Kimberly was my mate. I was dating Nikki at that time. We met at school, and I liked how innocent she was. Our high school had different packs in attendance, along with humans. We had to make sure we kept our behaviors in check so the humans didn’t realize what we were or that we were anything other than human.

Kimberly didn’t finish school with us. She went away to a boarding school and didn’t come home until she was 19/20ish. By then, I was d