Chapter 42 Sort It Out

Chapter 42 Sort It Out
Khione
When we got back home, I still felt off about Colton. His reaction to me brought me back to the time when Tristan first broke up with me, making me question what was wrong with me, he didn’t even know me and yet he hated me immediately. He hid away and then told me to my face that he didn’t want me. I tried to play it off to save my pride, but it burned it, burned right in my center.
“My princess I missed you. How was your first day?”
“It was ok”
“Just, ok?”
“Yeah, I mean I met this cute girl Sutton I’m pretty sure she’ll be joining us soon but she’s still seventeen. She’s sweet but so shy.”
He gave me a knowing smile before asking
“So that part was good but what part made it so “ok” that you’ve blocked all your mates from your emotions.”
I sighed hoping it would go unnoticed as long as I kept the mind-link open but nope, of course, the dragon noticed.”
“There's another, Colton.”
“And…”
He moved his hand in a circle telling me to elaborate.
“Well, he uh…. He doesn’t want me.”
“What?!”
“He saw me at orientation and knew I was his mate, but he had planned on hiding, but then we ended up in class together and he was angry and then he let me know he didn’t want a mate.”
Saying it out loud made me feel even worse.
“Don’t worry the mate bond is strong he’ll have to come around.”
I winced
“But you see that’s the problem. I don’t want him to end up here because in a way he was forced, or for him to just come around and accept it unhappily. I want him to want it, to want this, to want us, to want to be here. And most of all, I want him to genuinely want me, for me. Or I’d always second guess him.”
“I get that, and it makes sense, what you're feeling is valid. But maybe he has a reason for his reaction maybe it isn’t you but something or someone else.”
I nodded he was right I shouldn’t assume it was me, but the nagging self-deprecating voice still pulled at my insecurity. He caressed my cheek, looking at me lovingly, and it made me feel a little better as he held me before kissing me.
“You know I missed you too Jax.”
He grinned before saying
“Prove it.”
I laughed a little before pushing him onto the couch and straddling him, kissing him softly.
“Was that enough proof?”
He stroked his chin pretending to think
“No, no I don’t think so. I need something a bit more concrete.”
“Oh, such a greedy demanding prince.”
He smirked before I leaned in kissing down his jaw, kissing across his collarbone.
“How about now?”
I whispered against his skin now licking across his collarbone.
“More.”
His voice was deeper and breathy, and I knew I wouldn’t be leaving this room for at least another hour. I leaned back and pulled off my shirt, undoing his belt and unzipping his pants, slowly.
“Such a tease.”
He said through gritted teeth.
“You’re a witch you can easily make our clothes disappear.”
“What, that is such an abuse of power?”
I faked outrage while trying to hide my smirk
“I’ll show you power.”
He reached under my skirt ripping off my thong picking me up by my hips lining me up and slamming me down onto him while he thrusts up, my whole body shook with the power of him, my dragon. I cried out as he used my body, his grunts and groans fueling me to ride him harder. He threw his head back onto the top of the couch.
“Fuck Khi just like that.”
He bit his lip digging his fingers into my skin. That familiar tingle crawled up my spine as we both moved closer to the bliss, we were chasing together our breathing heavy. I was so close and then Jaxton pinched my nipple and pink nub at the same time, and it almost felt like I left my body coming down slowly hearing him crying out as he filled me up.

Becca
It had been a hard long lonely four months without Tristan. They kept Tina and me inside almost all the time. The only interaction we had was with Rita, no one would tell me where my parents were or why I couldn’t see them. And sleep had become almost impossible I still saw the faces of those shifters. And as much as I wanted to hate the baby growing inside of me because of how they were conceived, I couldn’t, and with each passing day my resolve to hand them over to be sacrificed dwindled.
“Do you think they’ll let us out to walk today?”
I rolled over to face Tina. We have grown so close over the months confined to this apartment.
“No, they let us out two days ago they dropped us down to once a week outside time remember.”
“OH.”
She nodded blankly
“Tina?”
“Yeah.”
“I don’t think I can do this.”
She looked deep in my eyes.
“I don’t think I can either.”
Her voice was hoarse with unshed tears.
“But what can we do? We’re stuck in here.”
She rubbed her belly, and I rubbed mine, we were both huge now.
“If we could talk to Dravos we could explain, why we’ve changed our mind about revenge and all of that.”
“But we haven’t even seen him since the ball.”
“I know.”
“And what about Tristan and Jaxton?”
I bit my lip I still wanted him but the longer he’s with her the stronger the bond they were already strong from the start would the spell be strong enough.
“I don’t know we both know that once the first anniversary of their marking hits nothing, but death can sever it.”
She sighed we both lay there holding each other’s hands crying when the locked door finally opened.