chapter 10(2)

Jonah taps on my window, a big smile on his face, and he quickly opens my door. “There’s my favorite girl!” he says, not even giving me a chance to get out of the car before he is leaning in and unclipping my seatbelt. He pulls me from the car. His words make my heart skip a few beats while his closeness clouds my mind. “See, perfect couple,” my mother says. Real subtle mom! Jonah says nothing, instead he crushes me against him. I am smothered in his scent and Kora purrs, content. She has said a couple of times that she has always liked Jonah. Kora always found him to be a comfort. Yet, despite that, as I see him now, it saddens me. All her words, his undying positivity and nice words. All of that saddens me because now I have Kora and one thing becomes abundantly clear: he isn’t my mate. I haven’t seen him since before turning eighteen because he is away with Kyan across the other side of the country. To say I’m disappointed he isn’t my mate would be an understatement. Jonah has a mat