Page 86

The first touch starts the process. Your first touch with you mate gives you purpose. It sparks the fire. For a human, it was weaker. So she wouldn’t have felt such a strong pull, though I knew Dan had. I saw his clenched eyes as he walked away from her, leaving her there so sick.

“Come on, we’ll get lunch and go back.” I smiled. “She’s a bit of a spitfire.”

Dan let go of me as the elevator doors chimed. “Yeah, she is.” He smiled and I saw his pride in her.

I wondered if Xavier ever smiled like that about me. The phone in my pocket felt as if it were on fire. I knew Xavier had sent me a message, but I had yet to open it. I thought it would be rude to just pull my phone out while visiting Maddison, and I knew Dan needed my full attention.

I glanced at Dan as we walked across the parking lot. For some strange reason, I wasn’t feeling sad about losing him. I felt happy, happy that he would be happy and happy that I knew nothing could ruin our friendship.

Opening the car door, I pulled the phone from my pocket and unlocked it quickly, before I lost my nerve.

‘Tonight seven xx.’

Slowly, a smile crept across my face. Maybe things weren’t past fixable.

“Ready, Chloe?” Dan ducked his head, looking up at me from his seat. I still stood with the door ajar.

“Yeah, I am.” I grinned and got into his car.

Tonight I had a date with my mate. I knew I shouldn’t be excited. He was married. He had children. And he had hurt me. But I still couldn’t stop the excitement from building inside me, knowing I was going to be one on one with my mate.