Page 11 of My Perfect One
“I can’t speak for my brother and sister, but I want to help. I want to make sure no one has to go through what we did. Watching our parents and siblings die was the worst thing I’ve ever gone through,” Oliver says.
“I definitely want to help save anyone else who’s in the same situation we were in,” Seraphina says as Archer nods.
“We can start tomorrow. You should get settled in and we’ll all have dinner. I’ll get one of my prospects to throw some steaks on the grill,” Giacomo tells everyone.
“Mmmm. Steaks,” I say as I take Seraphina’s hand.
We walk back to my parents’ house and I take her to my room.
“I think this is someone’s room. Your mamá said to pick a room.”
“This is my room. And it’s your room now too.”
“Y-you want me to stay in your room?”
For a second I start to panic.
“Yes? Are you saying you don’t want to stay with me?”
Seraphina stares at me…then breaks out into a smile.
“I’d love to stay with you. But I have to say that I’m not sure if I’m ready to take the next step in our relationship.”
“We can wait as long as you need to. I’ll be happy to just have you in my arms every night.”
She takes a step towards me and I hold her. Both of our stomachs growl at the same time and we laugh. She’s definitely my mate.
“I’m going to take a wild guess and say that you’re hungry.” I chuckle.
“How’d you guess? By the way, my snake wants to know if she can nibble on your polar bear.”
My polar bear gasps and shakes his head no.
“Um. How exactly does she nibble? I know how my polar bear can nibble. But a snake?”
“Well, you’d have to let us do it to see.”
My bear is still saying no. And now he’s facing his ass to me.
“My bear is saying no to the nibbling. He remembers you telling us about your venom and he’s concerned about that.” I laugh.
“I’ve actually been wondering if my toxic venom would work the same on an animal as big as your polar bear and the tigers. We’ve only bitten humans or small animals.”
“I’m not sure my bear wants to be your guinea pig.” I laugh. “Let’s get back to the clubhouse. I’m sure they’re already getting the steaks on.”
“The last time I had a steak was with my family,” she says sadly.
I hug her tight. I can’t wait to take all this pain from her and replace it with new memories. We head to the clubhouse and we spend the night eating good food and getting to know the newest members of our Lake Renegade family.
Seraphina
Last night was the best night I’ve had in a long time. For a few hours, I didn’t miss my parents or siblings. When we got to bed, Apollo was the perfect gentleman. He held me all night and waking in his arms was something I dreamed about. I always wished to find my mate, fated or chosen. But I never knew how strong these feelings would be. My parents were chosen mates and they loved each other so much. They never fought in front of us and they were always holding hands or kissing. That’s what I dreamed of and now I have it.
Today we start looking for the ones that are responsible for the deaths of my family. I’m excited and scared. My tummy growls as we lie in bed.
“I finally found my hunger partner.” Apollo chuckles as his tummy grumbles too.
“I want to try one of your pocket sandwiches.”
