Page 117 of My Unexpected Mate

I would be here for her no matter what. I would make sure she was okay and happy.

“Are you okay?” Nick’s voice interrupted my thoughts.

I looked at him and nodded.

“I am fine,” I said. “It went well, I guess. I am worried about her, though. She seemed too calm at the end. Or maybe I am imagining it.”

Nick shook his head. “No, you are not. I am getting these weird mixed feelings through the bond. Confusion, pain, sadness, denial but also, I think there is happiness because she has family, calmness because she feels safe with you. I am not sure she knows what she feels exactly. We need to keep an eye on her.”

“Definitely,” I nodded. “I don’t think she will run, but I don’t want her shutting herself away from us. She could do that.”

“Oh, no way in hell she is running,” Nick growled. “I am not getting that feeling from her, anyway. But, yes, I think you are right. She could shut down. We need to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

“We will,” I nodded. “She finally knows. I am not losing her.”

“You won’t,” Nick said. “We won’t lose her.”

I sighed and leaned back in my chair. We needed to change the subject. If not, I would run, wrap myself around her and not let go until I was sure she wouldn’t leave me.

“About this trip, we are taking,” I said, changing the subject. “I think we should leave as soon as possible.”

Nick grunted and ran his hand through his hair.

“I am not happy about taking her to her old village,” he said.

“Why not?” I asked him. “Are you worried about Victor finding her there? Or that fucker following us there? You know she is safe with us, right?”

“Oh, no. I am not worried about them,” he growled. “They are not touching her ever again. That fucker is definitely following her, and I can’t wait for him to show himself again. I am killing that bastard as soon as possible.”

“Then what?” I was confused.

He sighed and leaned back on the sofa, not answering my question.

And then it dawned on me. I narrowed my eyes at him and smirked slightly.

“Are you worried about that guy?” I asked him with slight amusement in my voice. “Jacob, or whatever his name is.”

“Maybe,” he said, not looking at me.

“Oh, come on man,” I said. “It has been four years. She has moved on. He probably has too. You have nothing to worry about. You are her mate. She loves you.”

“We don’t know that,” he said and looked at me. “Her whole world just crumbled to pieces. He and that girl are the only real family she has ever known, besides her grandma who she just found out is a murderer and a kidnapper.”

“What are you saying?” I frowned.

He sighed. “What if she decides to stay there? What if she refuses to come back with us? She grew up with them and she loves them. She doesn’t know us that well yet. And in her pain and confusion, she could decide to stay where she feels most at home. And that would be them. Not us.”

I frowned and ran my hand through my hair.

I couldn’t deny that everything he said made sense.

But there was no way in hell I was letting that happen. She was coming back here. This was her home.

“I will place her over my shoulder and bring her back here then,” I growled. “She is not staying there. You don’t need to worry.”

“She will hate you if you take her away against her will,” he said and narrowed his eyes at me. “She will hate us both. I am not letting that happen.”

“Fine,” I sighed. “I will make an offer to her then. Jake and Cassie can come to live here with us if they want.”

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