Obsessed Mate: Enemies to Lovers Shifter Romance by Layla Silver

Author:Layla Silver [Silver, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14 - Andres

Flowers bent away from the wind as I walked with Sadie’s hand in mine. Two weeks ago, my life had changed, and I had the woman next to me to thank for that. She reached out her free hand to the sunflowers bowing over us. They were getting to be big with the magic of the community.

She loved gardens. I wanted to make one just for her in the backyard. Somehow, that notion didn’t feel empty or performative. It just felt right. And nothing had ever felt right the way Sadie felt. With her fingers entwining mine and her palm warming my hand, it was like we’d never spent a day apart.

Weird how time made things more…real.

“We should drop by the community center and get some ice cream,” she suggested. “I hear Raven installed a machine.”

I chuckled. “Ice cream it is.”

“We have to turn around.”

But she made no move to change our pace or path. Neither did I. Walking with her felt good, and I didn’t want to stop the walk for anything. We’d get there when we got there.

Leisure had never been a thing for me. But most of my time had been spent traveling, rushing from one place to another, sprinting toward another goal. No one had ever inspired me to slow down and drink in my surroundings. Sadie accomplished that without trying.

I wasn’t sure how she did it, and I wasn’t complaining. Just when I had thought things were going to blow up in my face, they got better. This deal was getting sweeter by the minute. I was engulfed by the relationship, in tune with the woman who assisted me with the things that made it easier for me to focus on my craft, and only my craft.

Shit, I hadn’t raised a finger about the wedding.

My heart skipped a beat. “How’s the planning going?”

She sighed. “Mom backed off a while back, but she’s been good about the invitations and stuff.”

“What’s the date you want?”

“Does it matter? The ritual can be done any time. Raven said she’d do it this weekend if we wanted.”

I paused, keeping her from resuming our walk by holding tight to her hand. “So, you want to go through with it? You really want to get married?”

The face she gave me was one of terror and shock. “What?”

“We can drag out the engagement as long as it benefits you.”

“There you go talking about benefits again.”

It hurt to unwind my fingers from her, but I needed the space. “Isn’t that what this is about?”

“But it’s for you too.”

“Yes, it’s for me.”

She rubbed the mark on her neck. People hadn’t commented on it, but they were definitely looking. Any time some guy was checking her out at the market or in town, they backed off as soon as they saw the scar tissue. I was right to bite her. I was right about her being protected by that bite, being respected.

But I was wrong about how it would make me feel.

“Well, if you don’t want a wedding and a honeymoon, I can—”

My barking laugh startled her.

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