Chased Bear: A Waiting Hearts World Romance (Windridge Den Book 2) by Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart

Author:Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart [Wade, Jena & Hart, Lorelei M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Aydan

Jayce had been living with the pack for two weeks now, and despite the time we spent together at my home, entwined in each other’s arms, he was avoiding me in public. It seemed I was the only person he was keeping at arm’s length. And I got it, I did. But I also hated it with a burning passion.

I wasn’t going to push. Not when I couldn’t offer him more than what we had. And the thing was, I wanted to. But it would be cruel, cruel in a way I never could be with him. It would be one thing going into an arrangement where neither of us cared and when a fated came along all would be right in the world. Only feelings were in the way, and the end would crush us all if we allowed ourselves to pretend this was more.

Why couldn’t this be more.

Despite all of that, Jayce was doing so well. Every time I turned around, I learned about some new project or program Jayce had proposed and was helping to organize. The den had tentative plans for next month’s Harvest Moon gathering, including a harvest festival with pumpkins and a homemade catapult. The idea sounded over-the-top to me, but Jayce had talked with someone from Greycoast who had an overabundance of pumpkins and was willing to trade for them. Though we had no immediate need for the pumpkins, they were here now, and two of my den members were constructing a catapult, citing there were only so many pies that could be eaten.

The whole thing seemed preposterous, but it was doing wonders for the den. People were excited, planning events and collaborating. There was a buzz of excitement in the air. Jayce was a natural leader, and though I found our leadership styles quite different, his approach was clearly effective.

Unlike me, he wasn’t top down. He listened and sort of helped guide people to where they wanted to be. It was hard to explain, and I didn’t see how I could do the same, but it worked for him, and honestly, really amazed me. He was constantly doing that—amazing me. Not a day went by when I didn’t ask the goddess why he couldn’t be mine, hoping that they would change their mind and he suddenly could be. If only that were possible.

“Alpha.” Finnegan had me snapping me back to the present where I was having lunch with him, as I did every other day.

I knew that eventually, I would need to let this omega down gently, but it was sadly political too, and I needed to tread lightly. The tentative partnership we had planned wasn’t going to work. He knew about Aydan. We hadn’t had a full-on conversation about it, but he did. And not for a second did I do anything that resembled more than friendship with the omega. But the understanding that this was the expectation for us was still there.

I was in a horrible position. His brother

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