Page 264 of My Unexpected Mate

Patricia came to stand next to me.

“They are good,” she said.

I nodded. “Yeah.”

“My friend will be here in a couple of hours,” Patricia said. “Petra will arrive by tomorrow afternoon.”

I nodded and continued watching Mike and Jack.

“Are you okay?” Patricia asked me.

I turned to look at her. “Yes. Why?”

“You seem tired,” she explained.

I looked away from her and sighed. “I am fine.”

I saw her nod from the corner of my eye. She stayed silent and we continued watching Mike and Jack.

“Gabe,” I heard a voice calling me.

I turned around and saw Aria walking toward me. I smiled at her and reached out to take her hand in mine.

“You ready?” I asked her.

She nodded and smiled at me. I pulled her away from Patricia and we began practicing. She was very good. It took her a bit longer to pull on her magic and focus it on one person, but that was just because she was still a bit hurt. When she recovered properly, she would be as strong as I was.

A proud smile spread across my face. My sister was amazing.

“What are you smiling at?” she asked me, breathing heavily.

She was exhausted. We are definitely done for today.

“I am proud of you,” I said and wrapped her up in a hug. “You are amazing.”

She wrapped her arms around me and relaxed in my arms. “I still have a long way to go.”

“You will be as strong as I am once you recover completely,” I said, not letting go of her. “You are still a little bit hurt.”

She nodded and looked up at me. “Can we continue?”

“No,” I said sternly. “You are tired, and we are done for today.”

She frowned, and I kissed her forehead. “Remember our deal.”

“Fine,” she sighed and let go of me. “But we are continuing tomorrow.”

I nodded and smiled at her. “Definitely.”

“Gabriel,” I heard someone calling me.

I turned around and saw Patricia waving me over. I took Aria’s hand in mine, and we walked back to Patricia. Nick was in his wolf form, practicing next to Annie.

Annie’s wolf was amazing. I can’t believe I haven’t seen her wolf before. Her name is Amy, and her fur is light brown. She was so much smaller than Nate, but she was a great fighter. I wouldn’t want to go against her.

“My friend is here,” Patricia said as soon as Aria and I reached her.

I nodded, and Aria and I started following Patricia back to the house.

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