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“Why don’t we get some food and talk about it?”
Griffyn comes up on my other side, nodding his head. “Yes, let’s do that.”
He grabs her hand, tugging her behind him and over to the car.
“I am not getting in a car with you stalkers,” she snaps.
Griffyn doesn’t miss a beat, changing direction to her car. I glance at Aksel to see him almost shaking with rage as he glares at Griff. I shrug a shoulder and jog over to join them. No way I’m letting the incubus disappear with my mate.
Oddly, I don’t feel threatened or jealous.
Anna rolls her eyes at Griffyn, tugging free from him. But when I reach her, she softens just a little. I’m determined not to make her doubt me over this mission.
I turn her to face me. “We are hunting Ryan, that’s true. And any information you can give us will only help us find him, but that’s no longer my main priority. I want to get to know you and show you who I am. We can ditch them if you want, but they’ll probably follow us.”
She’s fighting a smile. “Alright, let’s get this over with. You can come with me.”
She gets in behind the wheel. Griffyn doesn’t wait for his own invitation before getting into the passenger seat.
I hear a car door slam, and I look back to see Aksel in his own car. He looks pissed, but I don’t give a fuck. I hop into the backseat.
“So, where are we going?” I ask, trying to sound upbeat.
I sit in the middle, sticking my face between the front seats.
“Shouldn’t you tell me?” Anna asks, glancing over to see my face right next to hers.
“Nah, we don’t know the area. Just pick a place you like.”
She nods without comment. I can tell she’s trapped in her head.
Twelve
Anna
What the hell am I doing? When I saw the two guys from the bar and another stranger, my first instinct was to run. I didn’t need to deal with their bullshit.
Then, the new one started calling me his mate. He was so excited, looking at me like I was the love of his life.
A million thoughts went through my mind. I kind of hate men right now, I don’t trust anyone who hasn’t earned it, and this is completely crazy.
But then I remembered Aly and her mates and how special their bond is, and I couldn’t just let him walk away. I couldn’t let him think I was rejecting him before even giving us a chance. As far as I know, he hasn’t done anything to deserve my mistrust. The fates did such a perfect job pairing Aly with Nic, Jay, Jeremy, Kiran, and Ajax. Who’s to say they haven’t done the same with me?
But, apparently, I need to taste his blood to know he’s mine. Fear is holding me back from finding out, but I can’t just trust his word forever. What if this is a ploy to get information from me?
My entire body stiffens up. Am I an idiot? Did I just let a stranger and his friend get in my car becausehe saidI was his mate? He absolutely could have lied.
Though, he did offer me his neck right away.
I do feel unnaturally drawn to him, but I feel that way about his friends too. Did they use magic to make me think I could trust them? To draw me to them and let my guard down.
Felix lets out a soft mewl. “What’s wrong? Why did your anxiety just spike?”
How did he know that? What even is he?
“What are you?” I demand. I need to know what I’m dealing with if I want to be even remotely smart about things.
“I’m a snow leopard shifter. I can smell your anxiety. What changed?”
