Love Grows In The Dark by Eli Lowe (ebook offline txt) 📗

say anything else afterwards. I guess my words made her startled a bit as she, at last, looked up to catch a glimpse of my face. And knowing that I wasn't angry but worried and curious to know, she began her part of the story with a sigh. “Well, I was feeling anxious too, all of a sudden, since this evening. Still, I went to work anyway, cause I didn't found any reason for skipping my job. But little did I know that something life-changing was about to happen to me in a later time. Anyway, my instincts made me leave my work early only to hide myself at somewhere safe and dark, where no one could find me out easily, as I didn't know yet how it was going to work out. And yeah, I wished with my whole heart to send me some help. I kept thinking about you without knowing that... that you would be no one but my mate. Maybe that's why you felt a bit of my anxiety, .... I don't know for sure though. But that is the only explanation I can give you for now.” Her words made sense to me but yet another thing was still left in my mind unsolved only to get it clarified from her. “But, why tonight? I mean, if I was your mate the whole time, then why tonight? Why didn't I feel anything before, even when I left you two this evening?” I voiced out my clueless mind and waited for her reply eagerly. “Because I am an early shifter, Kaith. My birthday is still a few months away, and that was why even I could not realize that I was shifting until the last moment. If I knew, I wouldn't let her.... Oh shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.” She didn't finish what she was about to say and ran to get her phone. I wondered why. What happened? “I totally forgot about her. I am sorry. So sorry.” She kept saying while attempting to connect someone over the phone. Her sudden panic made me freak out, “ Jenny!!!... Who are you talking about?” I asked loudly which made her stop pacing back and forth in her room, only to reveal the name. The most familiar name to me. “Summer.”

Episode 13

Summer's P.O.V

The sudden ringing of my phone pulled me out of the oblivion, in which I kept on drowning deep, bit by a bit, without even realizing that I was already at the verge of breaking a few promises that I had made to myself long before.

Suddenly, I had realized how strong the mate pull was that I couldn't even resist to give in, even when I had planned not to. Never ever. But as if my own heart and soul had betrayed me at the instant when mate had finally found me out in one dark night, in the darkest alley and came running to me only to take me into his tight and warm hug.

And things kept on happening between us, one after another, which none of us could stop.

All of these happened so fast that I couldn't get enough time to recollect myself from a huge mess of my mind. But I did it anyway. At least when the phone started to ring loudly, declaring the fact that it was time to break out from the spell which was compelling us to drown ourselves into the dark, willingly, helplessly, with each passing second.

Without turning on the screen to look who was calling, I put it to silent in my pocket and pulled myself back from his embrace.

“I need to go. Meet me tomorrow, at midnight? Right here.” With that, I walked away as quickly as I could without turning back even for once, to take a quick glance at my mysterious mate and I escaped him from the other end of the darkest alley as he kept standing at the exact spot as before.

I couldn't see his face rather I did not want to, only his huge stature that I saw, was standing behind as I ran away.

Yes, he couldn't follow me, because I made sure of that. Though I was feeling bad for him, I was helpless.

With each of my steps forward in an attempt to get myself away from my mate, I felt the most intoxicating smell was also reducing its impact on me as well, with the increasing distance between us. And soon, the smell was like vanished into the thin air leaving my heart to freeze once again.

Again I had turned into the old Summer that I knew but I wondered what had happened to me back there where I kept on breaking only to be born once again as a completely different person. As a fragile one.

My phone went off once again and I picked up the call quickly this time.

“Hey, Sam. Are you there at the club?” I heard Jenny from the other end.

“Yes, almost. Why?” I replied quickly, after assuming from her voice that she was quite panicked due to something which I didn't know yet.

“I am sorry Sam. You don't need to go there anymore. If possible, come to my home. I am already here.” She informed with a lot of regrets which I wondered why.

“Okay, I am coming. But what happened suddenly? I was supposed to pick you up from the club. How come you have already left?” I enquired while walking on my way to where I had parked my bike earlier. Something definitely seemed fishy to me, as I could not find a possible reason for a sudden change in our daily routine. And also the fact that why didn't she informed me beforehand?

“A lot of things happened. And you need to come here to know, as I can not tell you all these over the phone. Okay? But don't worry, nothing bad