His Damaged Pride (Asilo Pride Book 1) by Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart

Author:Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart [Wade, Jena & Hart, Lorelei M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Morgan

I was not a jealous person. At least I’d never considered myself one. If someone had hinted that I was the type, I’d have brushed them off. I wasn’t that kind of omega.

Except apparently, I was.

Never before had seeing any partner of mine interacting with another person driven me into any sort of rage or even discomfort. I’d had relationships before while growing up in the pride that I had. None of them were my fated mate, of course, but still, I had cared very deeply for some of them. Not once had this feeling stirring in my belly arisen for them.

I prided myself on being a level-headed individual. Heck, I taught others how to manage their behaviors to make their lives more peaceful. But then I see my mate talking to my friend, who is not only mated but with child, and my emotions run away from me. There was something about seeing my mate interact with another omega that flared up a jealousy inside me that I did not recognize.

And I hated it.

Ozzy was a friend of mine, and he deserved so much better than my ire. He’d visited our pride on numerous occasions. He built all the furniture we relied on inside and outside our homes. He was an amazing person, and still, there I was, ready to challenge him for my mate. It was a mess.

Gideon smiled when he saw me. Then he seemed to scent the air and sense my distress. He instantly came over to my side and pulled me into his arms. I relaxed the second he wrapped his arms around me.

Of course, it was irrational for me to be upset that my mate was talking to someone else. Cognitively I knew this. But sometimes you can’t help how you feel, and sadly this was one of those moments. I couldn’t keep him locked up in my home forever. Perhaps it was just the lingering threat of his old pride that had me so on edge.

“Hey, Morgan,” Ozzy said. “I came to drop off the new beds. When I saw the door opened out here, I thought maybe someone was looking to get this area cleaned out, and I would have to move all my old tools.”

I grinned. Ozzy was my friend, and he was happily mated with many children. So, of course, he wasn’t setting his sights on my mate. How ridiculous of me.

“No, they’re pretty safe here,” I assured him.

“Yeah, I was just talking with your mate.” He broke into a huge smile. “Congratulations, by the way.”

“Thank you,” I said.

Gideon kissed the top of my head.

“Seems he has an affinity for woodworking, similar to me. Y’all are welcome to use any of the tools I have here. That was what their intention was, to begin with,” Ozzy said.

“Great,” I said. I look to my mate. He was smiling widely.

“It’ll be nice to get out and be productive, to feel useful again.” Gideon was already eyeing the tools. I appreciated Ozzy’s generosity when it came to them.

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