章 43: Welcome Home Mate

ROXIE

I had to get away; it was all getting too much.

I closed the bedroom door and leaned on it for support.

Lex was staying here, under the same roof as me.

Bex was purring loudly; she wanted to see him again. I had to control her a few times as she tried to take over and talk to him as Blaze did with me.

"You, okay?" she asked, pulling me from my thoughts. I looked back at her.

Her eyes bore into mine, but I couldn't help but feel weird.

I had not long agreed to give Lex a chance to be my mate, and we should take it slow, but it feels like it was rushing, and this stupid mate bond was always affecting me.

Whenever I went near him, I felt sparks run through me. The damn mate bond affected my judgment, and I can't even think straight when he's around.

I shook my head.

"Bex," I said. "I need time."

Bex stared at me, but she never said a word.