Chapter 49 -The Chase

Jessi's P.O.V.

I stare at the man who just said mate, and I can't move. Who is this man who is obviously my mate? Am I seeing things? Was I kicked in the head too many times because he can't be real? When he smiles, my knees get weak. He's well over a foot taller than me and so muscular I want to run my fingers over every crevice of his hard body, but maybe first, I should speak.

"Uh, wh…, wh…, ho.." Yeah, that's not what I meant when I said I should speak. What's wrong with me? Men don't make me tongue-tied. Did my tongue swell? That's the only explanation I have for not being able to form a complete sentence. He continues looking at me, and now I'm getting mad. He sees I'm struggling here. Can't he take the initiative and say something? Maybe I didn't say anything out loud, so he didn't hear me act like a fool just now. I get ready to sigh in relief when the male god begins talking.

"It's nice to meet you, Jessi." The way he says my nam