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Maybe I am being a bad mate, “well, do you want to go over there and talk to him? Maybe it won’t be so bad if we just talk to him.”
Declan doesn’t look too sure about that but he ends up nodding his head anyways. I’m pleased by this and I slip my hand into his as I lead him across the floor straight for our mate. I noticed our mate stiffen up ever so slightly, as if he didn’t expect us to approach him. I’m definitely not one to just walk away from a fight, that much I can prove to anyone, but I want to see where things go. I don’t want to live with any regrets. I’m sure anyone in my shoes would understand that. There’s no way of going against the bond either that pushes us together so there would be absolutely no point in running away from our destiny.
I hate the mere idea of running away from our new mate and not giving the situation a chance. If I do that, I’m probably going to end up regretting it for the rest of my life and that’s not what I want at this point. If I end up regretting it, I don’t know what I would do because the only person I would be able to blame is myself. I wouldn’t even be able to blame Declan because he is allowed to have feelings about the entire situation. I can’t just make all of the decisions for him even if I wanted to. I laugh at the idea of that even happening because I already know what could be going through his head the minute that it would happen. He would think that my relationship with him is something to be laughed at when he’s the only person I have ever been with in six years.
We met in high school but didn’t know we were mates until the both of us were eighteen. It’s some unspoken thing in the shifting process that you won’t learn who your mate is until your eighteenth birthday but you both have to be eighteen. I had a feeling that Declan was my mate but I wasn’t a hundred percent sure about it. I always wondered what it would be like to be with him but I kind of thought that my feelings were childish and I would end up regretting being with him.
I didn’t want to regret a thing and when I learned that we were soulmates, everything just clicked into place. We mated and marked each other THAT night and promised that we would never choose anyone besides ourselves. As time would progress though, something felt like it was missing. I wasn’t sure what it was, nor did I want to hurt Declan’s feelings if I admitted to him that I felt like a piece of our relationship was missing. I didn’t want him to think that I mean it about him. I would never think that way, that much I could promise him, but I did keep trying to tell him that one way or another, we were going to have to figure all of this out. I didn’t want to regret anything; I didn’t want to lose him either. I just knew that if I ended up allowing the situation to happen, I would regret it for the rest of my life.
“Hi.” I whisper a little huskily as we get closer to our new mate, “I wasn’t expecting this at all. What’s your name?”
His eyes move between us, looking a bit unsure, “my name is Craig.”
What a cute name.
“My name is Sophia and this is Declan.” I introduce us because Declan is glaring at Craig like he had done something wrong, “excuse him because he’s slowly learning manners. I never expected that we would actually have another mate but here you are. I really like this a lot though because I kind of feel like we always had a piece missing… And here you are.”
His lips curve into a small smile but it fades slightly when he looks at Declan, “I understand that you might feel that way but he doesn’t seem thrilled to see me at all.”
I look over and notice almost immediately that Declan is flat out glaring at Craig. He has a possessive arm wrapped around my waist, keeping me close. I didn’t realize that Declan was doing this because I’m just so used to him, but he’s obviously seeing Craig as a threat right now. I just want to pop him in the head because there is no way that Craig is going to be so considerate when Declan keeps looking at him like he is a threat.
“I’m sorry about him, he’s just possessive.” I explain to Craig, seeing how he doesn’t look too sure about this situation, “I know you’re probably not too keen on the idea of sharing but…”
“I don’t mind sharing.” He disagrees, startling me and maybe Declan too because he flinches back, “if the Goddess paired us together for a reason, I don’t have any choice but to just accept it. She fated me to the both of you and I can understand why he might be a little upset at the entire situation because he didn’t realize he would have to share you… I’m not keen on being pushed away from the one I am fated to though.”
Craig is staring Declan down, showing Declan that he isn’t afraid of him. Honestly, it was really hot to see them looking at one another, daring the other with their eyes to do something. I know that Declan can hold his own but I have a feeling that Craig wouldn’t have any problem in destroying Declan as well. I don’t like the idea of them fighting over me, but they are going to have to learn one way or another.
I pull out my phone and hand it to Craig, “can I have your number? Maybe we need to get together and talk sometime?”
He hesitates for a split second before putting his number into my phone. My heart flutters as I watch him do so, feeling like everything is just falling into place at this point. I kind of worried that he would push us away because of how Declan was treating him but I’m happy to see that it isn’t the case. I guess when it comes to being mates, it’s not so easy to push the other aside… I guess we will have to figure it out one way or another.
Chapter Three
Declan
Arriving home, I try to not let my rage get the best of me.
I know I shouldn’t be mad so much at my mate to be eager at the idea of having another mate. I know that she might feel that way towards me and I don’t know if it is because she doesn’t want to just be with me anymore or if she just wants another. I don’t like him either, glaring at him because I have this feeling that he’s going to bring us nothing but trouble. I don’t even want to think about what’s going through his head at this point, fiddling with my fingers as she just giddily makes her way into the bedroom.
“I’m so excited about this mate, Declan.” She tells me honestly, making my heart sink in my chest because I really don’t want to share her with anybody else, “I know that I shouldn’t get too excited about it because he hasn’t fully accepted us and everything but I think that he will. He seems to really be a gentleman and even though I know it’s going to be a bit of a change of scenery for the both of us, I just know that we’re going to win him over.”
“I don’t know why you think that, I have to disagree.” I tell her honestly at this point, folding my arms across my chest as I watch her strip, revealing inch after inch of her beautiful body, “you might be excited about the idea of having another mate but we don’t know what his true purpose is yet. He could be a complete asshole for all we know or he might try to drive us apart to have you just to himself. He didn’t seem very happy to see me…”
“I don’t think he was happy to see you because you kept glaring at him like you wanted to rip his head off.” She disagrees with me, raising an eyebrow at me because she knows that I’m not going to be able to deny that so easily, “I kind of wish that you would give him a break and show him that we’re the good guys. It might not process through your mind very well because you’re always worrying about how he’s going to react and such, but do you honestly think he’s going to want to even try when you treat him like dirt?”
I hate that she’s saying this to me because I don’t want to even think about that, “what if I told you that I don’t want to add another mate to our relationship? Would you choose me or would you end up leaving me behind?”
I know that I’m being a bit irrational but my heart is hurting. I’m just staring at her like my life depends on it, like everything is going to be alright. She’s gazing right back at me, and I can see the hurt on her face when she looks at me. I know that I have pushed every single button, probably testing her patience time and time again. I didn’t care at this point because I just wanted to know exactly how she feels about me and this situation.
I didn’t want to honestly think that she would turn her back on me and make me feel like a complete douche. Losing her would destroy me, that much I do know. I didn’t want to even think about it that way but I know I can’t keep pushing it to the back of my mind. I would definitely lose my sanity and that’s not what I want to do at this point.
I just hope that she can make the right decision.
She moves closer to me, “Declan…”
She places her hand on my chest as she moves close to me, peering up at me, “you’re my first love and that’s never going to change. No one is EVER going to be able to replace you because you are my everything. You’re the person that I want to grow old with and have a family with eventually… If he had been just some random person, I would have chosen you in the blink of an eye. Don’t you ever doubt that. But he’s not a random person.”
She’s watching me cautiously, judging my reaction, “you can get pissed off at me all you want but you and I both know that he’s our fated mate. There’s nothing that can honestly keep us apart unless we BOTH reject him. But do you honestly want to do that to him? Breaking a bond like that… It destroys someone. We would be the reason he is messed up… Can you forgive yourself if that were to happen?”
