“I should probably go.”
His entire body goes still.“Go?”
“I don’t want to cause problems for you,” I explain quickly.“If they’re looking for me, the last thing I want is to bring them here.”
His chair scrapes loudly across the floor as he stands.“You’re not leaving.”
The firmness in his voice surprises me.
“I-I have to.”
“No,” he says stubbornly.
“Logan—”
“It’s not safe,” he cuts me off.
“Exactly!”Frustration rises inside me.“That’s why I need to put as much distance between them and me as possible.”
His expression hardens.“You’re not going anywhere.”
I stare at him.“Excuse me?”
He steps closer.“This is your home now.”
His words hit me like a brick, and my brain stalls completely.“I’m sorry…what?”
His expression tightens.“We need to talk.”
My heart pounds.
Something tells me this conversation is about to change everything.
THREE
Logan
Vivian staresat me like I’ve completely lost my mind.Her light blue eyes are wide, and disbelief is written all over her face.Which… fair.If someone had told me the same thing ten years ago, I probably would’ve reacted the same way.
“Home?”she repeats slowly.“What does that even mean?”
I take a steadying breath.This is the part I’ve been dreading.My bear is already pacing in the back of my mind, restless and impatient.
Tell her,he says, his eyes locked on Vivian.
“I mean,” I say carefully, “that you’re safe here.”
She crosses her arms over her chest.“That’s not what you said.”
I hate lying to her.I can’t do it.I sense that she’s been deceived a lot in her life, and I won’t be another person who does that to her.She deserves the truth.Always.
I run a hand through my hair.“Vivian… there’s something I need to explain to you.”
Her shoulders tense instantly at my words.I hate seeing that tension, hate that I’m the reason she’s on edge.I decide to get it over with.
“I’m a bear shifter.”
Vivian stares at me.
