Chapter 92
Chapter Ny-Two: Driving to his apartment
“So, more than a girlfriend is your sister.” Tillie asked, her voice wascking the warmth that it normally
did.
The muscle in my jaw twitched and I let out a sigh. “Nicole, yes.” | said, knowing that I should have told
her about Jake and my sister this morning instead of her find ing out like this.
“Does she make you happy?” Tillie asked Jake and he tilted his head to the side.
“Do they make you happy, Til? I wouldn’t have thought you would end up with three men.” He said, it
wasn’t said roughly just a teasing tone that I didn’t like, and neither did Ryan. His lips pulled back, his
teeth lengthened and his eyes darkened.
“They do. They all do.”
Her words made my heart beat faster and Ryan looked at her. His eyes softened and his beast pulled
back from the surface.
“That’s all I want for you,” Jake said, stepping forward. I growled and he stopped, lifting his hands up in
front of
him. “I want you to be happy, but if they ever hurt you. You let me know and I’ll take care of it.”
“Jake-” Tillie said, but he cut her off.
“I mean it, Til. You weren’t my mate, but I care about you.” He looked over at me before his eyes moved
to Ryan. “I’ll always be your friend.”
“Thanks, Jake, I’m d you found your mate.” Tillie said, pulling away from Ryan and throwing her arms
around Jake. Squeezing him a tight hug, he wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her tight before
letting her step back to join us.
I didn’t like the fact that he had touched my mate. But knew that Tillie needed this closer. That the hug
was her way of saying goodbye to the rtionship that they’d had. I could feel it through the bond that
we shared.
Jake turned away from us, heading up the stairs, leav ing us alone.
Tillie watched him go, I looked over at her. Watching her eyes tear up as she watched him go.
“Baby girl?” Ryan asked, his voice all soothing and gen tle.
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“I’m okay. It was just a better goodbye thanst night.” She said, reaching out to take my hand in hers.
She grabbed Ryan’s hand before looking between the two of us. “I’m ready.”
“Let’s take you to your friend then, kitten.” I said, pulling her towards the garage.
Tillie was quiet as I opened the door for her, helping her into the passenger side of her Jeep before
buckling her in. I leaned close and pressed a kiss to her forehead. I knew that seeing Jake had to have
been painful for her. “I’m sorry, Tillie.”
“For what?” She asked, her tone was so different than it was earlier. It was like some of that fire was
gone and I hat ed it.
“For not telling you about Nicole. I found outst night after you were asleep and I meant to tell you this
morning.”
“It’s fine.” She said, cutting me off and looking away from me. Well fuck, I had a sister. I knew that fine
was not really fine.
“Tillie.” I brought my hand up to her chin, turning her head so that she had to look at me. “I’m sorry. I
didn’t mean to forget to tell you.”
“Jason, I get it. You’re only human- well, you’re not hu man. But you know what I mean.”
I smiled, “Yeah, I know what you mean.”
Her phone chimed from her bag and she pressed her lips together. “I’m telling you, if we don’t get going,
Charity is going to lead a search party for me. You guys don’t know what she’s like when she thinks I’m
in trouble.”
Ryan let out augh from the backseat, clicking his seatbelt into ce. I looked back at him, shaking my
head and he pressed his lips into a tight line, trying to hold back hisughter.
– I closed the door, walking around the car as Tillie pulled out her phone and sent a text to her friend.
Opening the driver’s side door, 1 slid inside the jeep. Buckling the seat belt before shoving the keys into
the ignition/
Starting the car, I pulled us out of the driveway. Lean ing over, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and
handed it to Tillie. Her fingers brushed against mine as she took it from me.
“Did you want me to put in the address for Charity’s ce?” She asked, swiping her thumb across the
screen.
“No, we’re headed to Aaron’s ce. I wanted you to put
in your number so that I could text youter.”
“Aaron, the guy that she hooked up withst night?” Tillie asked, her eyebrows shooting up. “I don’t think
they would go to his ce. She has a strict rule about not stay ing the night.”
“I think she might change it for Aaron.” Ryan said and I looked in the mirror at him. He was going to tell
her what I knew she wasn’t ready to hear if he didn’t shut up. It wasn’t our secret to tell.
I just hoped that the stress of it wouldn’t be too much for her. The car ride was rtively quiet and before
long, we were pulling up to Aaron’s apartment. The brown brick building was old but the neighborhood
was quaint, with its short wrought iron fences and tree-lined sidewalks.
It was peaceful in the early morning, sunlight dappled the street as we pulled up to the building. Aaron
was wait ing outside for us. The Janky singer was d in running shorts and a ck tank top. His leg
bent behind him as he stretched. I parked Tillie’s jeep and she looked over at me.
“I don’t think she’s here. It’s cool though, I can drive to her ce.” Tillie said, unbuckling her seat belt.
She leaned over the center console, pressing a kiss to my cheek. I moved my hand to tangle it in her
hair, smiling at the gasp that left her lips. “Jason.”
“Kitten, I want you to text meter.” I was going to miss my mate, but I knew that it was important for her
to spend time with her friends. Leaning down, I sealed my lips to hers in a kiss that was possessive, my
tongue moved against hers.
I wanted her to remember that she was mine.
When I pulled back, she looked at me, her lips parted and her eyes wide. Ryan opened the back door,
getting out of the vehicle, and moving to open Tillie’s door. “I’ll text you when I get home.”
I nodded, pulling the keys from the ignition and hand ing them to her. Tillie looked at them for a moment
before taking the keys from my hand and slipping them into her purse. She turned away from me and
Ryan helped her out of the car.
“Baby girl, have fun with your friend.”
“I will.” She said, pressing up onto her toes and pressing a kiss to his cheek. A smile spread across his
face as he looked down at her and I could understand all too often why the people who shared mates
ended up mating with each other.
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A warm feeling spread in my chest, a feeling that was like the beginning stages of a crush. Those
moments be fore you realized that you were falling for someone. It was
the same feelings that she had for me this morning, the same way that her heartbeat raced at my touch.
Ryan let her go and I opened the door to the jeep, step ping outside before closing the door behind me.
Aaron stretched his arms over his head. There were w marks on his arms and a fresh bite mark
peeking out just over the edge of the neckline of his ck tank top. He looked happier than when he was
on stage ying up to a crowd. Being mated suited him and I was happy that my friend had found his
mate.
“Morning, man. Wild night?” He asked, looking over at Tillie and Ryan before smirking at me.
“I could say the same for you.”
“Was a good night for all of us then. Tillie, I don’t know if you got to meet Aaronst night. But this is
Ryan’s band mate and one of our good friends.” | said and Tillie walked closer to me.
“Hi Aaron, it’s nice to meet you outside of thedies’ room.” She smiled a beaming smile up at him,
sticking her hand out.
Aaronughed before shaking her hand. “It’s nice to meet you in the light of day, too. Charity’s upstairs
waiting
for you.”
“She’s here?” Tillie said, pushing her hair behind her ear as her eyebrows knit together.
Aaron turned towards the apartment building, his neck stretching out as he motioned up to the second
floor of the building. I felt her tense up beside me as she saw those marks. “Your neck-”
“I’m apartment 2B.” He said, his hand shot up to the side of his neck and his fingertips grazed against
Charity’s im. “Yeah, things got a little roughst night, but it was all good.”