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“I don’t believe any of this.”
“I do.”
“It’s a myth. Do you know how many fictionalized stories are out there about all of us? Most are founded in fear of what people can’t understand so they made us creatures who should be feared and avoided.”
“I do, but I also know there’s truth in every one of those theories. My parents told me about this curse. The past between witches and shifters. You know of them too. For years they were at war—killing, fighting, tearing each other apart. Is it so hard for you to believe there’s a curse created to keep our existences separate?”
“No, but why would it still exist? Our worlds are different now.”
“Some things get overlooked, some aren’t reversible, some are just there as reminders of where we came from. This is who we are, Toyin. You fucked with something very dangerous when you cast that spell. We have a son…”
“You’re saying we can't be together.”
“Not if we want to be here for Rafe, we can’t.”
“You don’t know for sure.” She seemed desperate, and fuck I was too, but…
“Are you willing to take that risk?”
When her eyes moved to the back of the house where Rafe was sleeping and landed back on mine, I had her answer.
“You don’t have to mark me for us to be together.” She was desperate and trying.
“I barely survived the one night we were together. I can’t keep testing myself. I won’t…” My eyes met hers. “And I don’t trust you.”
You broke your promise.
She was crushed but I didn’t care. Ididn’ttrust her and trusting Toyin put us both at risk. Put our son at risk.
“I won't…” My eyes narrowed and she shook her head, changing the subject. “So what now?”
I brushed a hand down my face. “I work on getting past what you did and we raise our son. That’s all this can be.”
She was crushed again but so was I. No, I didn’t trust her. She’d broken a very important promise but she was still mine. I couldn’t have her. I was supposed to and that hurt. My wolf did not understand why I kept denying him. He moved off instinct and his instinct was to claim our mate.
Toyin swallowed hard. “I understand.”
My eyes narrowed. “Do you? Because if not, let me be clear, if anything about my past or yours is true, if this is real, we don’t survive this. One or both of us…”
“Dies. I get it. I won't take that risk.” When I simply stared, she exhaled her frustration like she had the right to be annoyed. “I’m giving you my word. I won't do it again and I know that doesn’t mean much to you considering the past, but I won't cast any more spells. And for the record, I never put you under one. I didn’t manipulate your feelings for me. I only used magic to force you to acknowledge those feelings.Feelingsyou already had.”
My wolf growled in awareness of those feelings.
“Doesn’t matter, you manipulatedsomething.”
She didn’t respond so I stood, allowing my eyes to sweep the open space. There were toys, a playpen, and a high chair. All reminders that she’d spent time here with our son.
“Get some rest. We’ll head back to the city tomorrow.”
“No, you can go. I’m going to stay here for a while.”
My wolf growled his disapproval and I snorted, glaring down at Toyin. “You’re going back to the citywith me. I’m going to get to know my son.”
“Don’t you dare act as if you not knowing him is my fault. I didn’t keep Rafe from you.Youleft.”
“I didn’t know he existed. He shouldn’t have existed, Toy. This shit is not on me either. We’re going to the city.”
“And what about your mate? What will she have to say about us being with you?”
