Chasing Love by Elizabeth Lapthorne

Author:Elizabeth Lapthorne [Lapthorne, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Erotic, Contemporary, Fiction, Adult, Paranormal, Werewolves
ISBN: 9781419900884
Google: AZPvsw3oTDkC
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Published: 2005-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Christiana looked around the parkland. She would never admit it but this area had helped save her sanity on more than one occasion. In those first few months, when she was more homesick than she cared to remember, when the ache of not being near her forest, her parents and large family burned like a hole in her chest, she had come here.

It was nothing compared to her forest at home—but then nowhere could replace her forest in her heart. Sure, she might be the great-big leader of the Pack one day but, just like her mom was strong enough to stand by her father and help him, so too had she always desired a friend and True Mate strong enough to let her lead.

A part of her mind had always known Naomi had been more than just a fuck-buddy, or even a True Mate, for her Grandfather. She had been his Helpmate, his Companion, his strength when he had needed it.

Men didn’t seem to understand that being the voice of power, the leader, wasn’t just about leading. Their support network, their friends and family and, most importantly of all, their Mate was just as important as anything else.

Without that special, personal bond from a helpmate, a leader was nothing more than the strongest person, the biggest bully, in the group.

Christiana smiled. It was one of the many, many realizations she had found here in the woods at college.

The soft grass underfoot grounded her, the scent of pine filled her nostrils and, if she closed her eyes and concentrated really hard, she could imagine she was home and meditating in her own backyard.

From the silent, reverent way Edward followed her and didn’t make teasing comments, she guessed he had worked out how special this place was to her.

Funny how she had driven away all fantasies of them both together here—yet now, here they were. When she had decided to take the offer at this college, she had decided to finally pack away all the childish fantasies of her and Edward.

She knew they couldn’t possibly be True Mates—the hurt, the pain he had caused her when he had spurned her offer just before he went to college was the start of her knowledge. Since then, she had tried and tried to get him out of her head.

After finally graduating high school, she had decided to get him out of her head and heart. That was a large part of her wanting to get away during college, so she could grow up apart from him and become her own person.

It had been difficult but she had finally convinced herself the connection and bond she felt with Edward was merely from the familiarity of him being the oldest friend she had.

Yet, she always seemed to come back to him, always her thoughts returned to him, it was always him her body craved. She knew full well that trying to satisfy their sexual cravings wouldn’t help them in the long run—it would be

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