Damien”You can’t say that to me!” Eris screeches at me again. I was already sick of her behaviour. She wasn’t even giving me a chance to explain. Clearly she cared about no one else but herself. “What do you want from me?” I demandHer eyes widen and she seems surprised by my question. “We are mates, you could at least act like it.” she snaps”And I have already told you that I have a lot to think about. What is it about that statement that you don’t understand?” The irritation was creeping into my words”I thought you would at least have the decency to stay away from other women!”I let out a snort, “You shouldn’t let jealousy control you like that. Look around you, this pack has a large amount of Wolves and Lycans. Are you going to have issues everytime I talk to another woman? Or what if I’m doing something for Neah or my best friend. Are you going to be calling them a bitch too?””Your best friend is a woman?” she scoffs”Yes.” I stare her down and she just stares back. “And I’m curious to know how you are going to react when you find out I have a kid.”Her jaw drops, and her stare turns to confusion. “From your first mate.””No.” I should expand, but I could already see that she was angry. She had already jumped from zero to one hundred when I had Samara’s scent on me.She frowns and backs up. Holding her hands up. “I can’t… I can’t do this.””That’s what you get for jumping to conclusions. You have limited information. You don’t know anything about me, but you have already decided how I should act.” “I….” Her golden eyes dart around”Daddy!” Dottie comes running across the grass towards me, her backpack swinging side to side and Sebastian holds a hand up to me to confirm that I had seen him.Dottie practically throws herself into my arms, squeezing herself against me as her arms lock around my neck. She had been with Athena and Sebastian for a few days and it was so good to see her.”Eris, this is Dorothy.””Your kid?” she splutters “Yes.”Dottie holds up two fingers, “Two dads.” she announces proudly. Though she seemed to spend a hell of a lot more time with me than Brax.She smiles at Dottie and I was expecting Dottie to smile back, but she just stares at Eris and I knew she was reading her.”Why is she staring at me like that?” Eris demandsThe little bit of flesh between Dotties brows wrinkles up, “I want to go inside.” she mutters. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findηovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.”There’s someone inside.””Okay.” Dottie smiles. “She won’t hurt me! Promise.”I put her down, surprised that she was more bothered by the Wolf in front of me than the Lycan inside. She shoots a final glance at Eris and slips past me. “What was that about?” Eris asks”She is a good judge of character.””She doesn’t like me, does she? She barely spoke to me? So you are going to trust a kid?”Don’t like it when it’s the other way around?” I challenge.”That’s not what I meant.””Isn’t it? That’s exactly what you have done to me. The difference is, my kid is able to see your soul. There is no hiding that, that is why she didn’t have to speak to you.”I turn back to the house, I was done with this conversation.”You are just walking away?” Eris asksI glance over my shoulder, “Yes. Or would you rather I reject you on the spot? Because that is looking likely at this point.””I thought you wanted to think?””I did. But you are making it impossible for me to consider the positives of being mated to you.””I….” She doesn’t know where to look and she couldn’t look at me either. Instead her eyes settle on the ground at my feet.She walks away as I enter the house. I feel an ache in my heart. She was supposed to be for me and yet I couldn’t imagine being with anyone like her.Heading through the kitchen to the lounge, Dottie is already laid on her stomach, doodling. Samara is sitting on the sofa in a black tee of mine that is knotted at the hip and wearing a pair of my shorts. The drawstring is pulled so tight that it fell past the bottom of the shorts. “I’m sorry.” Samara mutters as I sit in the chair. “I didn’t mean to cause trouble for you. I can find somewhere else to stay.””It was all her doing. There’s nothing to be sorry for.” She studies me with her grey eyes and nods. “Dottie, what did you see when you looked at Eris?”