Chapter 41 – The Mate Back Home Novel Read Online Free

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“Nothing,” I said. “But can I show you somewhere? It’s not far from here.”

Lex nodded without saying anything.

I got up off the floor and stood in front of him.

I could feel his eyes scan over me, but he cleared his throat when his eyes landed on mine.

“Sure,” he said as he got up.

He stood right before me, making me look up at him.

His scent engulfed me, and all I wanted to do was k!ss him.

I licked my l!ps and gulped.

Lex stared down and smiled.

I turned around and started to walk toward the path. Lex followed right behind me, but he started walking with me.

The cove wasn’t too far from the lake.

We walked in silence, but I could feel his eyes on me every so often.

I knew I had to talk to him.

“So,” I said.

“So,” he said.

I looked over at him, and he smiled. “You can ask me anything?” he said.

I nodded.

I had to rack my brain to figure out a question, but my mouth didn’t have any of it. I licked my l!ps and sighed. “What did you think of the charity event?” I asked.

I glanced back, and Lex smiled. “I enjoyed it,” he said, but his smile faded. “I wasn’t too thrilled by that big guy getting involved in your fight.”

“Ah, Demon,” I said with a smirk. “Demon and Tammy are rogues and are known around the ultimate fighting community. They like to get involved in each other’s fights, especially in fights where their wolves are not allowed to come forward, just like yesterday.”

Lex nodded.

“Tammy and I fought before this event; the fight was the same as last night,” I said. I looked ahead as we got closer; the cove was over the rocks. I carried on. “Tammy used her wolf and nearly had my a…ss. But Bex took over and scratched her hard. The fight was thrown, and neither of us won, but people started to realize what both Tammy and Demon were capable of.”

“Why do people still ask them to fight?” he asked.

I shrugged. “I don’t know; they make a good team,” I said, not sounding too sure about what I just said.

I noticed the rocks and pointed to them. “Over those rocks,” I said.

Lex nodded.

I climbed over, but I could feel Lex’s eyes on me the whole time.

I landed on the ground and moved through the area till I came to the cove.

I heard movement behind me. “Wow,” said Lex as he stood over me.

I looked up at him, and his face was like a picture.

I smiled. “I found this a few days after coming here,” I said as I sat on the nearby log.

Lex looked around and walked over to me after a few moments.

The cove had a waterfall over it, but the pool of water in front made everything seem so magical. The water glistened in the sun and was so clear.

I didn’t look at Lex. “I came here all the time. I was trying to figure stuff out,” I said. “You hurt me, Lex.”

I looked over at him; his eyes held so much hurt as he looked back at me.

“I know,” he whispered.

I looked around and sighed. “But I was a kid, and I understand why you had to let me go,” I said, turning to look at him again. I placed my hand in his, which made him tense, but he soon recovered and tightened his grip, holding my hand in his.

“I know you would never have hurt me,” I said. “I never told you anything that went on because I was scared at the time; I was too ashamed.”

I looked down, but Lex moved his hand to my chin and moved my face to make me look at him. “Rox,” he said, “I would have done anything in my power to make everything you went through go away. You were special to me back then, and I would never have done all those things.”

I stared at him, but Lex let my chin go.

I could feel Bex move in my head, but she never said anything. She slept the whole way when we walked.

“Was Blaze telling me the truth that you never had anyone in the spare room?” I asked. I didn’t care, but something deep inside me wanted to know.

Lex looked at me, and a slow smile slid across his face. “I never took anyone there,” he said. “Jason was suffering after your mum’s death. I told him to find a way to keep himself occupied, use something to get out of his system.”

I frowned. “So f*g girls is what he came up with,” I said.

Lex stared at me. “We were horny teenagers,” he said. “I know it’s no excuse, and I know we can’t take it all back either. But we can learn from our mistakes.”

I stared at him.

“Lex,” I said as I looked toward the water, returning to him again. “I will accept you as my mate, and I still want to take it slow for now. I know the mate bond will kick in more soon, and it will be hard to stay away from one another, but can we promise each other?”

Lex nodded. “Anything?” he said, hope radiating from him.

“Well, not a promise,” I said. “More like a deal; I suggest we start fresh when we get back to the pack.”

He stared at me and nodded. “Ok, but what does that mean?” he asked.

I smiled. “I mean, we go on a date to get to know one another and talk,” I said.

Lex beamed back. “I can do that,” he said. “We can go on a date or a few. You take the lead, Rox. I mean, I want you to be comfortable with me.”

I nodded.

After an hour of talking and asking questions, we stayed silent for a while. Lex thought playing twenty questions would help, which it did. He still liked the same things from back in the day. I knew all of his likes and dislikes, but I think he was surprised to learn mine. We would have stayed there longer if my stomach hadn’t growled out, letting us both know we were meant to be back for food ages ago.

We both decided to shift back to Blaze and Bex, who was happy to take over.

Once back in Bex’s head, I felt like a weight had been lifted. And I felt good to let him know how I felt and showing him the cove was something special to me, especially as it was the only place I felt at peace when I got here.

LEX

Blaze chased Bex through the forest and headed back toward Keith’s house.

My mind was overwhelmed by everything. Roxie was trying, I could tell. She even took me to her favorite place, which must have meant something to her.

I must admit, the cove looked like something out of a fairytale. The water was so clear that you could see the rocks on the bottom of the ground. The waterfall covered an entrance to what was like a cave.

Blaze came to a sudden halt, and I couldn’t help but look through Blaze’s eyes. We arrived at the entrance of the forest.

Blaze sat on his hind legs and watched as Bex shifted back into her human form.

I could feel the desire roam over him as he watched her.

“Come on,” I said.

Blaze stood still for a moment and then sighed. “I want to see mate,” he muttered.

I looked through his eyes and noticed Roxie was looking at us. “Blaze,” she said as she walked over to him.

Blaze left me and gave Roxie his full attention.

Roxie walks over and stares at him. I had to laugh; she was shorter than us and was staring up at him.

Blaze nudged her with his snout, and Roxie gave a slight laugh. She placed her hand on his c…hest. “You’re so soft,” she muttered as she stroked his fur. Blaze hummed due to the contact with her; tingles erupted throughout us.

Blaze stares at her. Roxie moved in front of him and smiled. “It was nice to meet you, Blaze,” she said and c****d her head to the side. “You know, I have to say you are more handsome than Lex.”

Blaze wagged his tail; he was happy with the statement. I gr0aned.

“Don’t let it get to your head,” I muttered to him. “Give me back control.”

Blaze chuckled.

Roxie smirked.

Blaze pushed me forward without warning, and I shifted back in front of her.

I stood in front, bare n….aked for her to see.

I looked down and frowned. “Really,” I said. “You had to say that to him; he’s not that handsome.”

Blaze let a low snarl slip through, but I could feel the amusement rolling off him.

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