Chapter 40 – The Mate Back Home Novel Read Online Free

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She never placed a block on me, but I knew she was there in the back, waiting to come forward.

I served in and out through the trees, the wind rustling all around me.

The wind between my fur made me run harder.

We ran what felt like miles. Blaze nearly caught me a few times, but I kept him at arm’s distance. He knew I wanted him to chase me, and I knew he would get me.

I slowed down as I came closer to the lake. I glanced back around my shoulder and noticed that he wasn’t there.

Where the hell was he? I wondered.

I stepped closer and nearer to the lake.

I was thirsty.

As I stepped closer, I could hear rustling behind me, and before I could register what was happening, a big blob came hurtling at me and lunged at me.

The soft fur hit me hard, and we rolled on the ground, trying to fight for dominance. I won as I stared at the black eyes before me.

Blaze had his eyes glued to me and licked me.

I felt the tingles of the mate bond ignite inside me.

I needed to move off, but Blaze’s giant paw held me in place. He used his weight to flip me over and pinned me underneath him. He nipped at my fur and ear.

I purred underneath him.

We stayed like that for a while. I could feel him move to the side and lay next to me.

I looked up and stared at him.

I nudged closer to him till I was lying next to him.

I looked around, and we were only a few feet away from the lake.

I stood up and walked over to the lake to drink. As I drank, I quickly glanced to the side as Blaze walked over to me and lowered his head to the water to drink.

I watched him lap up the water, and all I could do was imagine what he could do to me. My core was throbbing at the thought, but I needed to calm down. But I couldn’t wait. I couldn’t wait to hear his voice when Lex and Roxie marked each other. What I would do to this wolf was not for anyone’s eyes.

I couldn’t help but smirk.

I took a step closer to him and nudged him to move.

I didn’t want this moment to end; I loved him.

Wolf counterparts love their mates, no matter what the human side feels. It’s like love at first sight. Our moon goddess created us for one another; we are destined to be together. The only problem with connecting our souls to humans, humans have a say too. I won’t do anything to hurt Roxie, and I know she has my back, but we have often witnessed a human rejecting someone not in a high rank or even just because they didn’t like their appearance. I wanted Roxie to make her own decision about Lex, but with the mate bond working now, I think she won’t have any choice but to accept fate and be with him, even though her feelings for Lex never left.

We stayed close to one another as we backed away from the water’s edge, finding the perfect place to settle and lay down to look out at the water.

I was at peace; even if it did take a while for us to be together again, this was something I wanted to remember forever.

Blaze rested his giant head on my shoulder and breathed out. He felt contented, too; this is what we both wanted.

We just now wish our humans could make it through the next stage quickly, so we can get to be together.

I rested my head on my front paws and let the breeze whistle around us. The birds chirping in the trees were like music for us to hear.

I closed my eyes but never fell asleep.

“Roxie,” I called out.

I could feel movement in my head, and her eyes were on me after a few seconds. Her eyes were glistening, and I could feel her emotions running through me.

“Thank you,” I said to her.

Roxie smiled. “You were losing control when Blaze talked to me,” she said. “I wanted you two to spend some time together.”

I smiled.

She looked at me. “Bex, you were there for me,” she said. “I mean, throughout the whole Lex thing and stood by me every step of the way.”

I looked back at her but did not say a thing. I let her carry on talking.

“You always put me first,” she said as a tear slid down her cheek. “I’m going to do the same.”

“What do you mean?” I blurt out. I don’t want her to do anything she is not ready to do.

“Nothing bad,” she said with a weak smile. “I will give Lex a chance, and that’s what I will do.”

I knew she was doing that; where was this going? I wondered.

She looked at me. “When you were playing around moments ago, I felt your feelings rush through me; you love Blaze,” she said. “You have always loved him. I never want to take that away from you.”

I could feel tears prick in the back of my eyes.

“I’m sorry,” I said. “I was angry with you for how you felt last night.”

Roxie nodded. “I know,” she said.

“I will work on this with Lex,” she said.

I smiled.

I opened my eyes and looked up to see Blaze with his eyes closed.

I felt so content that I moved my head further into him and nuzzled into his soft fur.

Sleep was drawing me in, but I think it was his scent.

I let my slumber take over me; I was with my true mate.

ROXIE

I could feel something soft underneath me as I fluttered my eyes open.

I could hear the water not too far from me.

Something was holding me, but I couldn’t place what was there.

I opened my eyes slowly and blinked a few times to get my vision back to normal.

I looked around and then over my shoulder and noticed a very n…aked Lex; his arm was draped over my waist.

I moved up slightly to sit, not to disturb him.

I couldn’t help but take him in.

Lex was like a greek god with his abs on show, and his tousled hair made him look more manly.

“Stop staring,” he murmured with his eyes closed. How the hell did he know I was looking?

I cleared my throat and looked around. “No, I wasn’t,” I said, lying.

I could hear the slight chuckle but never looked back at him.

Lex moved up, his chest was close to my back, and the body heat from him was making my insides melt.

f**k, stupid mate bond is working wonders.

I could feel Lex lean into me. “You can always look,” he said, moving my hair out of the way. Sparks rippled through me from the slight touch of his finger. “I’m all yours.”

I didn’t say anything but closed my eyes. I looked back and stared at Bex, who had a smirk on her face.

“What happened?” I asked her.

Bex c****d her head to the side and let a yawn slip before she spoke. “Blaze and I fell asleep, and once we were in our slumber, we shifted back,” she said. She looked at me. “Rox, Lex is trying; give him a chance.”

I knew he was, and I could feel the change.

I opened my eyes and looked over at Lex, who was blank; he must be talking to Blaze.

He shook his head and stared back at me. “I guess Blaze and Bex wore each other out after their run,” he said, looking back at me.

I smiled.

I moved slightly but glanced around. The lake was so peaceful, and I noticed the path leading to the cove.

It gave me an idea.

I turned around slightly, not exposing too much of myself to Lex.

“Can I show you something?” I asked. “It’s somewhere I go all the time to get out of my head, and also where…” I stopped myself. I was going to mention Nathan. I was the only one that knew about his s..exual!ty.

Lex looked at me and c****d his head to the side. “Where, What?” he asked, looking confused.

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