The Mate Challenge (BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (Sassy Mates Book 4) by Milly Taiden

Author:Milly Taiden [Taiden, Milly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Latin Goddess Press
Published: 2015-01-27T06:00:00+00:00

TEN

Emma finally entered her bedroom after the longest bath of her life. She struggled with the pain of knowing Mason had no faith in her. Not only did he not trust her to be an adult and take care of herself, but he also didn’t trust her to do what she could for others.

She sat on the edge of her bed and stared at the photo of her family on her nightstand. Nic’s words returned to her mind. It had to be her disappointment from the night, but a wave of pain crashed through her at the memories of her family.

Her vision swam and hot tears rolled down her cheeks. She was alone. That hurt. The one person who she thought she was connected to enough to build a new relationship with didn’t trust her.

A broken sob tore from her throat and she doubled over from the piercing pain in her heart. She missed her family.

She missed her mother and all the creative things she tried to teach her about maintaining a well-decorated home. Cooking. How to be a good hostess. More than all that, she missed her mother’s smiles. The hugs she’d given her when Emma was sad or upset.

Another loud sob filled the quiet room as she cried. Images of her father flickered through her mind. In his uniform. Explaining to Emma and her brother the importance of being self-reliable. Knowing when to back off and always keeping family first. She missed the fact that even though she’d been a grown woman when he’d passed, he’d saved every Father’s Day card she’d made him since she’d been a little girl.

God, the moment her brother came to mind she gasped for breath at the stabbing pain in her chest. It felt like daggers digging into her sides. There was no holding it back. He’d been her best friend. Her constant companion. She’d lost them. Been left behind with nothing. No one.

Through the tears and her loud cries, she felt a pair of arms envelope her in a warm embrace. There was no stopping the flow of pain leaving her. Sorrow had built inside her to the point the pressure had broken down the place in her heart she’d pushed it all into. Now, she couldn’t hide away any longer. She had to face her demons once again.

“Sweetheart, please. Tell me what’s wrong. I’m sorry,” Mason murmured into her hair, rocking her as she continued to sob into his arms. “If my keeping things from you made you this upset, I can’t tell you how sorry I am. It won’t happen again.”

She couldn’t seem to control the tears any longer. They just kept coming. The raw anguish bled through each of her cries. It was like losing them all over again.

“I...hurt,” she choked out. The agony of the memories still managed to destroy a new piece of her heart.

“I know, Emma. God, I know. Your distress is driving my wolf insane. I want to help you but I don’t know what to do.

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