Odd Encounter

After work, I walked along the dark streets of town, taking in how dreary and lonely it looked.

Usually when I headed home I wouldn’t feel this way and would easily welcome the peace, but after my two run-ins with Ashton, after two years of not seeing or hearing from him, I was feeling some type of way.

Maybe it was just me being overly emotional, maybe it was the mate bond fucking with my mind. I didn’t know and honestly didn’t care to dwell.

Picking up my pace, I hurried home, where my younger siblings would surely be waiting. I had fucked up the previous night by finding my way into a man's bed, but tonight I was actually going to make it home in time. At least, that was