Chapter Thirty-Eight: Paige

My fingers tremble as they twist my long hair into two French braids. I don’t know if it’s the service we attended today or what, but I’m homesick. This is the first date that I’m getting ready for where Val isn’t here to help. I called her when I came up to the room, but it only made me miss her more. She can’t leave school to come visit me, and I can’t leave Colin to visit her. I pull on my black ripped jeans that Val said would give Colin easy access to my sweet spot. She laughed when I cringed. I pair them with a simple v-neck. One that shows my marking spot easily. Colin and I still haven’t marked each other. I’ve been in Aurora Flame for a few weeks now. How much longer does he want to wait? Does he not want to mark me at all? It has been crazy with drama, so maybe he’s just distracted.

To be fair, you told him you’d give him a chance. You never asked him to mark you. Maybe that’s what is holding him back, Ash’s voice echoes in my head.

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