The Mates of Monsters novel Chapter 28

I have my shower, but I'm in there for too long. I stand under the spray and work through the case like a detective—like it's mine to decipher and test and solve. If the Luna is the mother of the pack, then surely it is the mother's job to figure out why her children are killing each other. Yet no matter how hard I think, I still cannot get past the woman's ability to murder someone so attached to herself. And as I knew I would, I compair.

I know I could never kill David—mate or not—without the bond he has his Alpha nature to defend himself. The roles reversed, however, are more interesting. If David had the same sick, bizarre capabilities of that woman, then he could end me. I keep telling myself that killing ones mate is impossible, but if a woman kills her mate, it is very well possible. She proved it to be possible right before my eyes.

Someone knocks at the bathroom door and I jump. "Brigette, are you alright?" I hear David call over the shooting water.

"Yeah," I call back and consider how the door is unlocked. I shut off the water but instantly regret doing so. There is no more sound buffering between us. I stand naked in the shower and cover myself with my arms as if David can suddenly see through doors. "I'll be down in a minute."

I quickly dry off and dress myself. By the time I am downstairs, Lindsey is back, and I can hear them chatting in the dinning room.

"Has she? What was she like before?"

"Resistant and incredibly focused on running away," Lindsey responds lightheartedly. "But she seems to be doing well here. She says she's happy, and that's all I care about."

There's a pause, and I find myself eavesdropping around the corner.

"She's a good one," Helena says, her voice coming out of nowhere. "I don't think she wants to leave."

Lindsey comments, "I don't think she could leave. She used to believe that mates are able to leave if they want, but now that she knows what it really feels like, I think she's changed her mind."

David asks, "What about boys—any boyfriends?"

My lips part. Of course.

"Brigette? No. No way. She never really showed much interest in anyone, so no need to worry, Alpha."

"She doesn't tell me much about her life before."

Just like you didn't tell me much about yours.

"Well, she can be a little closed-off, but once she's yours, she's yours. Don't tell her I told you this, but I think she's just a little scared of getting hurt, even when it comes to something as serious as the mate bond."

Thank you, Lindsey, for giving him all sorts of things to hold over my head.

"I can tell," he says and my heart lurches.

"I'm sure she'll soon realize there's no need to be scared."

"Where is the girl?" Helena asks as there are sounds of chair legs moving against wood. "Maybe I should have gone to check on her before sitting down."