Chapter 26: Trying To Make Her Feel Better

-Jackson-

I grew worried right away when I saw my mate and my mom returned. My mom looked fine, but my mate was clearly upset, and when she sat down beside me, I hurriedly moved closer, wrapping my arm around her and bringing her to me.

“What happened?” I asked, my face close to hers.

She shook her head, which worried me. I could see she was clearly upset, and I wanted her to talk to me. I waited until the dinner was completely over, and then we went back to the room we were now staying in. I could feel her trying to slip a little away, like she didn’t want to burden me with this, but that was not how it worked between mates.

“Daphne?” I called.

“Yeah?”

“What is wrong?”

She shook her head while looking out a window, and I moved up behind her, wrapping my arms around her and giving her neck a small kiss. I felt her lean against me, and it felt perfect having her so close.

“Talk to me.”

“The… phone call went bad,” she whispered.

“How bad?”

“Bad…”

I stood like that with her fo