When You Were My Mate (Demetra and Emris) novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Demetra.

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My hands are still shaking. At first it was desire. Now it’s disappointment…at myself, for caving so completely.

Did I just sleep with Emris?

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Emris. The man I scrubbed from my life four years ago and swore I’d never touch again. The man who treated me like a stain on his floor, who threatened to claw me if I didn’t leave his pack within the hour. The same one who branded me a whore while keeping me hidden in the shadows as his secret male.

What have I done?

I was supposed to be done with him. How did I go from trying to keep Amira away, to being locked in a room with him, getting claimed so thoroughly on my neck. My breasts. Near my hipple. Everywhere his mouth touched still burns.

I hear the metallic whisper of his zipper closing behind me. I still can’t face him…or maybe I can’t face myself.

I wipe my cheeks and realize I’ve been crying. When I move to leave, his frame fills the space in front of me. It’s insane that even now, through the agony of what I’ve done, I still feel that pull.

He has a Luna. He has a family. Why did I break every rule I set for myself? For a man who was never going to stay?

“Are you alright-”

He steps closer. I flinch back, pushing past him toward the door, but his hand catches my wrist and pulls me against his chest.

“Are you okay?” His voice is serious now when he sees my tear-streaked face.

“You’re asking me!? You should have stopped it.”

It’s unfair to blame him. I know that. I’m the one who asked him to take me. I kissed him first.

“Demetra-”

“You have another woman as your Luna. Our children are watching a movie together. Our packs hate each other. We hate each other!” I shove myself out of his arms and the cold immediately settles into my skin. “This was a mistake. It should never have happened.”

“Elena and I are-”

“Married! Moons, you don’t even feel regret for what we just did My voice is raw and shaking. “You haven’t changed, Emris. You see bonds as trivial. If you could do that to me when I was your mate…how else did I think you would treat the woman you replaced me with?”

I wipe my face again. And then he chuckles, wiping his bottom with his thumb.

“It’s funny?”

“Damn right, it’s funny!” He growls. “You kiss me. Then you ask me to take you. And when I fuck the senses out of you, you want to lecture me about being a good husband and father? Are ou insane? Weren’t you the one talking about you lover just moments ago? Or did you forget our children were right outside while you were-”

“Stop.”

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Chapter 28

“A mate never declines to claim.” His voice drops darkly. “And I am your mate-”

“Not for long!” I scream it this time. “If you had just broken the bond between us, I wouldn’t be so-”

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“Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Blame it on the bond. Blame it on your wolf.” He steps toward me, and I retreat to the door. “It doesn’t matter because like before, you fit. Your gasp is the same. Your moans are the same. The way you come… still the same.”

His hand slams against the door beside my head.

“Say thank you. Because I gave you one last taste of me before I eject you. At least when you’re lying in bed with another man, you’ll know I was the best you ever had.”

My hands…still shaking press against his chest and shove. He lets me. I yank the door open and walk out.

The kids’ area is chaos. Children running everywhere. Staff members corralling them toward the exit. I spot Amira and Milo in the gaming zone, laughing together over some flashing console.

“Amira, come here.” I tell her urgently. I glance back and see Emmis emerging from the hallway.

“Mommy, no! I want to play!” Amira whines and her tiny body twists away.

I don’t have time for this. I step onto the rug in my heeled sandals and scoop her up.

“Mommy, no!”

She starts to squirm.

“Stop it.” I pull her up against my chest and start running.

She cries the whole way out of the mall but I don’t slow down. The valet sees my face and sprints for my car. I buckle Amira into her seat, my hands trembling so badly I can barely work the clasp. When I look up, Emris is standing at the exit like he’s about to chase after me.

I don’t wait to find out. I throw myself into the driver’s seat, reverse out of the lot, and speed home.

Amira is still crying when we pull into the pack house. The nanny takes her from me, concerned, asking questions I don’t hear. I just shake my head and rush inside, praying Dad isn’t in the hallway. Praying no one stops me.

The moment I reach my room, I tear my clothes off like they’re ontaminated. The dress. The underwear. Everything. I step under the shower and crank the water as hot as it will go.

The marks he left on me…fresh bites, deep sensual bruises from his fingers sting under the spray. I scrub myself with soap until my skin is red, until I can’t smell him anymore. But when I close my eyes, all I feel is his breath. His hands. Him, still inside me. His mouth on my breasts.

What have I done?

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