CHAPTER SEVEN
A few minutes later, I saw Dad’s headlights in our driveway as he pulled in. Matt and I walked out into the cool November evening. He took my hand, and I followed him to his car. I felt a sudden pain in my chest with the realization he was leaving. I didn’t want him to go, even though in my head I knew he was just going home. This is what it’s like to be mated, I thought.
“Maya,” he said, “you have to promise me something. If we ever find out that what you said is true … If we learn that I phased so I that could be with you, promise me that you’ll never ever feel guilty. I would have done anything to be with you. And I still would.”
“And being Gray Wolf’s not so bad?”
“I gotta be honest with you, My,” he said with a laugh. “It totally sucks.”
“Matt, do you feel sort of funny, I mean, about leaving?”
“You mean here?” He touched the left side of his chest. “Yeah, I felt it the first time the other night, after we first phased together and then we left to go home.”
“I think it’s because we’re mated, don’t you?”
“Yeah, it’s like....”
“It hurts to just think about being apart.”
“Yep.”
I touched the side of his face. Instantly, the electricity surged through me. I pulled his neck down and kissed him. It got hotter when he suddenly pulled away. Shocked, I looked up into his face.
“We’d better not go down that road again,” he smiled.
“I know. I’m sorry. It’s just....”
“I know. I feel it, too. It’s not like a normal, human thing. I’ve always wanted it with you, My, believe me, but this is...I dunno….”
“It’s primal,” I said, finally realizing what was happening. Sure, we were mates in the sense that we were meant to be together for life. Like all shifters. But there was more to it than that. There was a sexual part that seemed so overpowering. It seemed like since we both had phased, I could hardly get near him without needing to touch him. And the pull was getting stronger, I was sure of it. I had no idea how to deal with it. I mean, animals don’t have to hold back. What the hell was I supposed to do, though? Ask Victrixa about it? Hey, Victrixa, why am I, like, beyond horny? Yeah, right. Talk about your embarrassing conversations.
“Well,” I said after a minute, “we’re definitely going to have to do something about this.”
“I second the hell outta that!” He laughed and got into his car.
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