Page 3 of Arrested By My Mate

“I’m sorry, I-I… I was distracted,” she finishes, looking upset, and I instantly want to fix whatever has put that look on her face.

“By what?” I bark, and she jumps, clearly startled by my tone.

“I was just… thinking.”

“About what?” I press, and she frowns slightly at me.

Win her over,my wolf orders.

I’m trying. It would be easier to be charming if I wasn’t holding a freaking animal back,I snap back, and he growls in return.

“I’m sorry, I’ve never been pulled over before. Is this how that usually goes?” She asks, and I shake my head.

“What’s your name, ma-er, ma’am,” I finish lamely.

She looks at me oddly, and I wonder if she can see me starting to shift slowly in front of her.

Knock it off!I yell at my wolf.

He flashes his teeth at me in return.

“Nori,” she says, and I blink.

“What?”

“My name is Nori.”

I don’t bother asking for her last name. It will be Blake like mine soon enough.

“Are you moving to town?” I ask her hopefully, but she shakes her head.

“No, the next town over. Red Fog.”

“Oh.”

She cocks her head at my tone, and I clear my throat.

“So, if that’s all…” she says, trailing off.

She’s clearly anxious to get to where she’s going, and that’s a problem for me, because I need her to stay here. I need her to realize that she’s mine.

How do I get her to stay, though?

None of my training or life experiences are helping me now. I spent six years in the Army with my best friend Crew before we both got out and moved to Twisted Oak.

The military taught me discipline, and it helped me see more of the world, but when I realized that it was holding me back from finding my fated mate, I decided to get out, and since Crew also wanted his mate, he got out too. We moved to Twisted Oak and got jobs at the police station. We quickly rose up the ranks there, and I became Sheriff, with Crew becoming my deputy just a few months ago.

We’ve been in this small town for close to two years now and so far, neither of us has had any luck. Now that I’ve found my fated mate, though, I’m never going to let her go.

Bite her and take her to the ground right here and now,my wolf orders, and I snort.

She wouldn’t find that romantic.

We can explain that we’re meant to be after. Just make her ours now.

I ignore him and try to come up with a plan to convince her to stay and give me a chance. Red Fog isn’t that far. Maybe I could just ask her out and then drive up to see her.

No,my wolf snarls.

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