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But he’d sworn we were partners.
I couldn’t ignore the fact that, deep down, part of me wondered if this was it. If Nathaniel was realizing just whom he’d chosen as a mate.
And regretting it.
By the time we pulled up outside Nathaniel’s house, I could feel his fury.
The moment Hunter parked, I shot to my feet. Nathaniel’s eyes met mine, and he smiled.
It was the smile of a hunter.
I didn’t have it in me to fight right now. Instead, I tucked tail and fled.
“Evie,” Tobias greeted me, although his smile dimmed a little when he took a good look at my face. “How did it go?”
Even my shitty mood couldn’t touch the fact that we’d killed HFE.
“They’re dead,” I said. “We’ve got Lennox—he’s going to be kept in our prison here until we’re satisfied he’s told us everything he knows. Nathaniel had to roar at the FBI for that to happen. The other HFE members were arrested, and we’ll have access to anything they say. It was part of the deal Nathaniel made when he brought the FBI in.”
“Excellent.” Tobias smiled. He glanced at Nathaniel, who had stalked in behind me. With quick fingers, Tobias untied his apron. “I believe I need a walk. We’re having Greek for dinner, but there are leftovers in the fridge if you’re hungry.”
“Thanks, Tobias.”
I turned and ducked around Nathaniel, heading upstairs. Maybe I could cry in the shower for a while until I felt like I could deal with all these emotions.
I should’ve known better. The moment we were in our bedroom, Nathaniel closed the door in that careful way of his—the one that told me he wanted to pull it off its hinges and throw it through a window.
“Why don’t you explain to me why you look like the world is ending every time you look at me?”
I could barely breathe around the lump in my throat. My lungs had seized up, and all I could do was shake my head at him.
“Oh yes, youwilltell me.” His voice was a dark promise. He stepped close to me, cupping my cheek with his huge hand.
“I’m sorry about Kyla,” I said. “But I don’t regret it.”
“If you don’t regret it, why is your heart pounding so hard it sounds like it’ll jump out of your chest?”
I scowled. Surely using his werewolf senses while we were fighting had to be cheating.
“You’re angry,” I began. My voice trailed off, and he frowned down at me.
“I have no doubt that you’re going to piss me off in a million ways throughout our lives together. And I’m going to do the same to you. That doesn’t explain why I can feel your dread and fear.”
“This isn’t being mildly pissed off.”
“So, what? You imagine one day you’ll do something that angers me, and I’ll be done with you?”
My eyes burned, and I pressed the heels of my hands to them. Nathaniel caught my wrists, pulling them down and holding them firmly.
“Hey. Look at me.”
I immediately wanted to cover my face once more. To hide. Nathaniel was perceptive enough to pick up on all my insecurities. And that was before he’d had access to my emotions.
“You still think I’ll leave you,” he said, jaw tightening. His hands let mine go, and a tiny, broken sound left my throat.
Then I was in his arms, and he was stalking toward the bed. He laid me down and leaned over me, trapping me with his weight.
“You know mating is for life.”
