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That made him actually smile. No dimples yet, but it was better than the pout. “Je t’aime, cherie.”
I pressed my lips to his and stood up. “Help me pack?”
“I don’t want you to go.”
“I don’t want to go, but I have to. We both know that la Aquelarre was never going to stop until they got at least a piece of me. So we give them this little bit. Plus, Luciana is up to something. What better way to find out than by being there? And if I learn some more stuff about my powers and being a bruja, well then, all the better.”
“I wish you didn’t have to go do all that.” He huffed. He actually huffed, and it made me want to squeeze him tight and never let go.
“Me, too. But I do need to pack. It’s getting late and I have to be there by nine.” I got up and started back toward campus, knowing Dastien wouldn’t be far behind me.
It took him a minute, but then he got up. His long stride caught up to me in a few steps. “I’ll take you there in the morning.”
“I want to have my car with me.” If shit hit the fan, I wanted to be able to get away from the coven, and fast.
“Fine. I’ll go with you and then I’ll shift and run back.”
That was over an hour drive. “It’s kind of far.”
He put his arm over my shoulder and pulled me into his side. His need to be close to me beat along the bond. “I’ve done it before.”
That was true. “Okay.”
“Did you tell your mom what happened?”
Maybe I should’ve called her, but I was too busy watching Dastien sleep off Dr. Gonzales’ cocktail. “I haven’t really had time.”
“Wasn’t I out for hours?”
My cheeks heated. He wasn’t going to let me get away with this one. “Yeah, but I was brooding and watching you sleep.”
He squeezed me tighter. “Now who’s creepy?”
“It’s not creepy.” I elbowed him. “I’m your mate.”
He was quiet for a long moment. Almost so long that I thought he was done talking, but then he said, “That’s definitely true. I’m your mate. And you’re mine.”
It didn’t take us long to pack what I needed. I wasn’t taking everything, only the essentials. It was like a long, mandatory vacation. Only it was definitely not my idea of a good time.
Meredith stopped by as we were about to get into bed. She fidgeted with the bottom of her T-shirt. Meredith wasn’t one to fidget. “Are you guys okay?”
“Of course.”
Meredith relaxed a little. “Good. I was worried after his reaction and it’s kind of my fault—”
“None of this is your fault. At all.”
“But you went to the coven to help me and—”
“No. They were always going to be upset about this. I’m surprised they didn’t show up before now. So just push that guilt away because it shouldn’t exist.”
She hugged me. “You’ll be back before you know it.”
I gave her a small smile. That was something people said when they didn’t know what to say. This plain sucked, no matter how I cut it.
“I’ll see you soon. Okay?” I didn’t meant to be short with her, but if this was the last night I was going to sleep in the same bed with my mate, then I wanted to enjoy it.
She gave me a tight nod. “Sure. Goodnight.”
