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my jacket, which only took a few seconds. I shouted to Riley that I
had to leave on my way out. By the time I got to my car, I still didn t
have a response from Damian.
Amante, don t leave me, I thought as I started the car and threw it
into gear. I peeled out of the parking lot, breaking every speed limit to
get home. I had to catch him before he left or I didn t know what he d
do or if our mating would survive it. And Riley was right. I had no
one to blame but myself.
Fuck.
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Chapter 5
Cyrus
Luck hadn t been on my side. It seemed Damian had already been
home and left again by the time he d texted me. According to his very
pissed-off madre, he d packed a bag and wouldn t tell her where he
was going.
Fuck!
His brothers and Riley were completely unhelpful, stating I d dug
my own bed and now it was time to lie in it. I sucked it up and went to
the one brother I least wanted to ask for help but who I knew would
have the answers.
 Where would he go if he wanted to dance and have fun talking to
people? I asked Victor as I found him in the garage, tinkering with
his car. He was underneath it when I came out. He must have heard
my footsteps because he rolled out and sat up. I noticed he had a bit of
grease smudged on his forehead.
 Why should I tell you? he shot back, not even looking up at me,
instead rolling the tool in his hand between his fingers.  It s your fault
this is happening.
 Yes! I shouted, throwing my hands up in the air.  Yes, it s all
my fault. But I had no clue about any of this until he blew up at me
today and then ran away. He s not handling this any better either. It s
been not even three weeks. Nothing is perfect in that time. But if he
goes and is with another man tonight, then he will never forgive
himself and our mating will be destroyed.
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 Maybe that s for the best then, Victor said evenly as he turned
to face me.  I m surprised you care. Would you really go chase him
down?
 I m here asking for your help when I know you want nothing
more than to pound my face in, and I don t like you any more than
that either. I took a couple of deep breaths to calm down.  Help me
find him so I can fix this before he makes a mistake he would regret,
whether I deserve it or not.
 He s starting to grow on me, Victor s mate, Malachi, said from
inside the car. I hadn t even seen him there.  But if Victor tells you,
then Patrick, Riley, Noah, and I are going to make you go through
how to be a loving mate training. Deal?
 Sí, fine, yes, I obviously need it, I agreed immediately,
desperate to find my mate before I lost him for good. I put the
desperation I was feeling into my expression as I turned to Victor.
 Please? I love him. Please help me find him before it s too late.
 Richmond, Victor said with a sigh after eyeing me over for a
moment.  There s a club in Richmond I know he likes to go dancing
at when he needs to blow off steam.
 Thank you, I replied with a grateful nod before taking off. He d
given me the name of the club and directions before I left. I hopped
back in my car and raced after my mate. I had no clue what I was
going to do when I found him, but I just knew I had to find him. My
insides twisted uncomfortably.
Paddling his ass for the rest of the night for running from me and
scaring me was a distinct possibility. But I wasn t sure he d even let
me get close enough to him to do that. It was already well after
dinnertime before I got on the road, cursing that Damian had such a
head start on me. For all I knew, he could already be in the arms of
another man and it was still a few hours drive to Richmond.
The entire time I fought with my own mind, desperately trying to
keep any images out of my head that involved my mate with someone
else. By the time I got to Richmond and found the club, I was ready to
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pull out my hair in desperation. I quickly parked and changed out of
my scrubs and into the clothes I had grabbed before speaking with
Victor.
I was lucky anything even matched. I glanced down at my body
quickly, taking in my sleek, black leather pants and red leather tank.
Both fit like a second skin, but were surprisingly easy to move around
in, and left virtually nothing to the imagination.
After I was ready, I got out of the car, locked it with the fob, and
took a few deep, calming breaths. I couldn t just go running in there
like a madman or I d push Damian even further away.
I walked right past the line and by the bouncer, using my gift of
being able to hide myself from people s minds. Normally I didn t use
it so blatantly, but desperate times and all that. When I got inside, I
headed to the bar, scanning the people there. Nothing. Leaning up
against the edge of it, I ordered a beer and checked out the crowd,
trying not to jump out of my skin and race around shouting my mate s
name.
There. In the middle of the dance floor was Damian. My jaw
dropped open in shock. Holy shit, could my mate dance. He was
bobbing and moving to the music, sweat glistening on the skin of his
arms and the slice of his chest made visible by his V-neck, tight T-
shirt. It was also in his hair, making his curls slightly damp, and I
longed to run my fingers through it.
I turned for a moment to accept my drink and pay the bartender
before focusing back on my mate. For someone so tall, my mate
moved with exceptional fluidity. I caught the song playing and rolled
my eyes that it was the perfect one-night-stand, hookup song on top of
everything else.
Granted, I liked Pitbull and Ne-Yo s  Give Me Everything, but I
didn t need the song playing to give the men around my mate any
more ideas. Granted, it wasn t strictly a gay club, so not everyone
would be trying to jump him, but it was mostly gays there so at least
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half. And the way some of the women were eyeing up my mate, I
knew they d be all over him as well if given half the chance.
Just then, the man dancing closest to Damian leaned over and said
something. My mate threw back his head and laughed, smiling
widely, eyes shining. And it hit me like a ton of bricks. I d never seen
him do that before. Victor was right. He was like being around living
sunshine. It was amazing and painful to watch all at the same time.
Had I really squashed that?
No more. I would give him whatever he needed, no matter if I
didn t understand it, it made me uncomfortable, or it wasn t what I
was used to. I loved Damian. I would be whomever and whatever he
needed to keep him in my life.
I pounded the rest of the beer down and made my way through the
crowd, dodging the flailing limbs of people dancing around me. When [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]