Are You My Mate? (Denai) novel Chapter 17

''Fuck baby!" "I have to go home... my dad wants to talk to me," "Okay... will you come back?" I ask afraid to know the answer. "I'll try, but she really put us in a predicament" "If I don't come back tonight, then I'll be back tomorrow and we'll spend the weekend together okay,''

"Okay Dean" I say through sniffles. "Baby, I hate seeing you like this," he says as he wipes away my tears. "Let's go for a run," says a frustrated Areta. "Areta wants to go for a run" "That's great baby," "I'll link you later okay" he says before he pecks my lips.

He walks to the door, then he runs back over to kiss me again, bringing a smile to my face. "I love you, and I'll see you soon baby" I nod as I smile and I get up to lock the door after he leaves.

"Are you ready?" "Yes I am Areta, but shouldn't I change?" "I'm doing all the work right,?" "We'll I would like to run a little, since it's been a while" "Great, well get changed and head to the spot," she says sounding rather happy.

I'm happy she's in a good mood, because I'm afraid of not being with our mates. Maybe she trusts that Dean will fix this for us.

I run from my house to the edge the woods, then I shift and she takes off. I don't say anything, I just watch as she works. I can tell that she is frustrated, because she's growling and biting away at thick branches. (Something she does when she's overly stressed)

When she finally does stop, she howls loudly and it hurts to hear her like this. Has she already given up on our mates? "Areta do you want to talk?" "No, I'm great," "Why, do you need to talk,?" she asks as she lays down in the grass.

"I guess I don't, if you don't" "Everything will be fine," I smile and I can't help but hope she's right, which she usually is.

I run home, even though she offered to take me. I want to be stronger for her, just like she is for me and that means I need to pick up a little bit more of my slack.

After my shower I jump into bed without eating, but I plan to have a good breakfast in the morning. When I wake up, I make myself a cup of coffee and a couple of pancakes, one egg and two slices of bacon. I force myself to eat, then I get dressed for work.

As I drive past the building where I work, I decide to skip work today and I go to a shoe store. I need to buy myself a better pair of running shoes. (I couldn't bring myself to answer either Nelson or Maggie's questions)

How can I tell them that my mates' mom hates me so much, that she pretends that I don't exist. (She even insisted on getting him a worthy mate) ''She is not even worthy enough to be in the same room as you Denai," says Areta. I nod as I try on shoes.

"Oh my Goddess Tiffany, did you hear about Dean being mated to some Beta's daughter,?" says a young blonde as she walks past me. "Yeah, but I heard she's a..." I block her out, because I don't want to hear them.

I quickly buy the shoes and I go to the grocery store, because I need a few more things, especially if Dean will be visiting. As I walk up to a cashier, I see Jaison so I leave the cart without buying anything. I don't want to hear him teasing me or rubbing his words in my face.

I instead go to a smaller store on the outskirts of our pack and I get a few things that I might need. I really wanted to be home in bed, so that I would stop hearing about my mate being mated to someone else.

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