His Mate, His Girlfriend (Love and Ellis) novel Chapter 89

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Chapter 89

Michael

Pain and ache in my chest were what I was feeling. I convinced myself I was all right and in control, but I knew I wasn’t.

When I arrived at the gala, my inner lycan, Hael, was excited. He smelled our mate instantly. I felt trepidation because I didn’t know who my mate would be.

I have been different ever since I was young. I felt less restricted by gender roles. Sometimes, I felt more masculine; other days, I felt feminine. Some days, I don’t identify with either side of the spectrum.

My mother encouraged me to express how I felt through my clothes. I dressed androgynously to support my feelings, but my father hated that part of me. To him, men could only play with guns and roughhousing. I was not the son he dreamed I’d be. He forced me into training early in life, and I became a warrior. I didn’t want to be a warrior because I hated fighting, but I did and became one of the best in the class. He was so proud of me.

I excelled in everything I did and was celebrated in the pack, but I felt closed off.

We had finished talking to the investor when my alpha and friend, Ellis, turned to me. His face was grave,

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‘Why aren’t you going to find your mate? I sense how uneasy you are,”

I exhaled and ran a hand through my hair.

“I can’t right now. We need to talk to Blanca about the investment,” I told him, looking for the Blanca Family heir among the

crowd.

“Why aren’t you finding your mate?” he asked again.

“I’m dreading it,” I admitted.

“Why?”

“I’m afraid they won’t accept me,” I confessed. I was different. I was scared my mate would reject me because I was different. I didn’t feel fixed on one gender in particular.

I was still discovering myself.

What if I didn’t meet their needs for a partner?

“Michael, your mate will love you, and they will accept you,” Ellis was sure of his words. I exhaled.

“Do you think my mate is male or female?”

“Wait, what? I thought you were only into men?” He was being playful.

My friends knew I was attracted to both genders.

Okay, wish me luck,” I hollered.

I followed the enticing scent.

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Growing up, my mother told me that the first thing that would draw me closer to my mate would be their scent. The scent I loved in the world was strawberry; hers was strawberry. Mine was the smell of old books with a mixture of chocolate. I loved it and knew my mate would smell like that but a hundred times better.

I was getting close, but I lost the scent.

Was my mate hiding from me? I turned a corner when I heard a voice I didn’t want to hear now of all days.

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Michael, my boy!”

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I smiled tightly at my father. He was with his pals and his new young wife, Raya. After he and my morn finalized their divorce, he paraded and bragged about her like a trophy.

Dad,” I said and pecked his wife’s cheek. She smiled at me and greeted me warmly

Boys, you all know my son, Michael,” His friends smiled and welcomed me.

You seem worried. Where are you going?” I couldn’t tell him. I sensed my mate.

He might want to meet them, and I was worried that if he was a man, he might start making cruel jokes about it that no one would find funny but him.

“Nowhere important.”

So, do you have a mate, son,” Preach, my father’s friend, asks.

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