Erin’s POVThe door chime sounded at the restaurant and my entire body froze. I didn’t need to look to know who it was. The excitement of my wolf told me everything I needed to know.I glanced up to meet the dark gaze of Gavin standing at the door. He had one brow lifted and a smirk spread across his handsome face, causing a knot to form in the pit of my stomach.One of my coworkers went to greet him at the door and take him to his booth, but he ignored her, making his way toward me. Before I could say anything, everyone in the restaurant had frozen; much like the night Gavin and I had sex in the booth.My face warmed as he neared me; he was only standing inches from me, and he spoke in a low tone.“Can we talk now?”“How are you doing this?” I whisper to him. “How do you have these abilities?”“It’s not a conversation for right now,” he told me, keeping his eyes locked on mine. “But I would like to discuss everything with you in due time.”“You should go,” I say to him, turning away
Gavin’s POV“This has got to be the dumbest idea you’ve ever had,” Roman said as they stood in front of the large high school that Gavin and Erin had once attended.“I want her to see how much I truly loved her. She needs to know the truth,” Gavin replied unapologetically.Erin was in awe of the scenery change; she certainly wasn’t expecting something like this. She stared at the school with large eyes before turning to face Gavin.“How are we here?” She asked, narrowing her beautiful eyes at him.The bell sounded and students from all over appeared out of nowhere, running through the green field and toward the building. Erin gasped and took a step closer to him.“They can’t see us,” Gavin assured her.She peered up at him.“They can’t?” She asked.Before he got the chance to answer, her eyes fell upon somebody who was walking in their direction. Gavin turned and saw two girls walking past them. One was a plump female with fiery red hair and brightly colored clothing and the other was
Erin’s POVI stood frozen as I stared at my younger self breaking Gavin’s heart. I didn’t need to relive this to see the damage I had done to him. I already knew.He has no idea how hard it was for me to come up with this excuse to break up with him. I made myself look like a complete monster in hopes that he would just hate me and move on with his life.However, I had no idea he was days away from proposing to me. I had no idea that he had gone as far as to buy the most gorgeous ring I had ever seen and was planning on giving it to me right after graduation.My heart ached.I watched as young Gavin’s heart shattered before our eyes. His face had fallen, and tears formed in his eyes. I don’t remember the last time I saw Gavin crying; I don’t think he’s ever cried prior to this.Young Erin’s eyes were filled with tears as well, but she waited to shed real tears until after she walked away from Gavin. Young Gavin had fallen to the ground and began to cry in his hands; he pleaded to be f
Erin’s POVI watched as Gavin left the hotel suite; he looked as if nothing had only moments ago. Meanwhile, I looked shameful.I was shameful.I almost made a terrible mistake; how was I going to explain any of this to Henry? I hated keeping things from him.I looked at the screen of my phone that has fallen to the ground and frowned as I saw there were 5 missed calls from Henry.My heart squeezed painfully in my chest; he must have been so worried about me since I left. I didn’t tell him where I was going other than to get some air.That was hours ago.It was so late now; he was most likely in bed.There were also a few missed texts from him as well.“Where did you go? We aren’t finished talking.” “Erin, come on. Come home… please?” “I’m sorry for raising my voice. Can’t we talk about this? Ignoring me isn’t the answer.” “Erin, I’m starting to worry. It’s been over an hour. Please come home!” “There was another murder. I need you to come home. I’m worried.” I fell back onto the
Erin’s POV“Can we talk about this another time,” I managed to ask, peering up at Henry who kept a serious look in his eyes. “I think we are both exhausted after today.”“I’m thinking straight, Erin. Why won’t you let me mark you? If you really loved me…”“We’ve already talked about this,” I say firmly, shaking my head. “I don’t want to be marked by anybody.”“Is it because of Gavin?”“No. It’s because of me,” I tell him. “I don’t know why we have to keep having the same conversation. I’m sick of having this conversation. Can’t you just let me be?”He looked taken aback by my small outburst; he stared around my face for a moment longer, disbelief lingering in his eyes.I sighed and placed my hand on his bicep once again.“I’m sorry, Henry,” I breathed. “But I need you to understand that I can’t be marked. Not right now. I need to just focus on myself and live a quiet life. I can’t do that if I’m wrapped up over somebody.”“You are wrapped up over Gavin,” Henry said, a frown decorating
Erin’s POV “Of course, not. Why would it make me jealous?” I asked, turning away from the television. “I’m going to get dressed for work.” Henry didn’t say anything, but I knew his eyes were on the back of my head, watching as I left the room. I couldn’t let what I saw on the television bother me. However, if anything, I felt incredibly foolish. I’d been blowing up his phone for days; I should have known he was with her. As I got dressed, I glanced at myself in the mirror and realized the marks he had left on my flesh the other day were gone; which came as a relief. Once I was dressed, I gave myself one last look before leaving for the day. I gave Henry a kiss on the cheek and told him I loved him as I did every day. Except for this time, he didn’t respond as he often did. I knew he was still upset about our argument; I wasn’t going to pry. I hated fighting with him though, and I hoped this fight wouldn’t last much longer. “That’s entirely up to you, my dear,” Emily breathed
Erin’s POV“What the fuck!” The man said again, trying to clean the hot coffee off his lap. I took a step away from him, crossing my arms over my chest.“It’s time for you to leave,” I ordered.“You bitch, get me another napkin and clean up your mess,” he growled at me.I went to say something in return, but another voice spoke before I had the chance.“I believe she just asked you to leave.”I turned around quickly and was shocked to see Gavin standing in front of me. My eyes widened and I was at a loss for words.How long had he been there? “A…Alpha Gavin?” The man stammered, staring up at Gavin who towered over him.Gavin’s eyes poured into the man, and they darkened; the man was hooked in a trance by Gavin and he was unable to look away. I realized that nobody was paying attention to what was happening in our corner, and I couldn’t help but wonder if that was because Gavin had done something to them as well.The man finally breaks his eyes from Gavin and bows to me.“I’m so sorry
Gavin’s POV“Alpha, is it really necessary to return to the restaurant? You’ve been doing so well these last few days staying away,” Beta Seth asked as they neared the restaurant.“I need to speak with her,” was all Gavin managed to say.He’s hated not being able to speak with Erin these last few days. He’s been so wrapped up in his work that he’s hardly had time to think about anything else.“What about Miss Susanna? How would she feel about any of this?”“There isn’t anything between Susanna and me,” Gavin said to his Beta. “I don’t wish to be with Susanna. It’s Erin I want, and I need her to know this.”Seth knew better than to argue with Gavin, so he remained quiet the rest of the drive. As soon as they pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant, Gavin could smell Erin’s scent and it was glorious. His wolf was nearly ripping from his flesh, trying to get to Erin as quickly as he could.However, he could feel that Erin was also in distress.Something was wrong.They quickly park