Forty: Mated

Mated

Forty: Elijah

“I love you. I have always loved only you. I want this more than I want my next breath.” I hear her words but for some reason I just cannot seem to believe them. “You don’t have to lie to me Corbin.” I say, as she stills on top of me. I watch as her eyes get big as she bites her lip. My right hand on her hip, one squeeze then I lift it up to her face. Cupping her cheek, taking my thumb, pulling her lip from between her teeth.

“You don’t believe me, why?” I see that she is thinking of moving off of me, but I can’t let her. She is my Fated Mate; this is where I want her. The need to feel her but I also at the same time need to make sure she knows. “Because you are so much more than I am.” I state looking at her. “You have always meant so much to me. I just want what is best for you. And…. And I just don’t think I am what’s best for you.”

Her face softens as she looks at me. Laying completely down on top of me. Every part of her bod