Chapter 121 – Pushing Him Away

Jacob’s heart raced as his chest filled with concern. He needed to make her understand that dealing with this together would be so much easier than her trying to deal with all this by herself. He attempted to take a step closer to his mate, but Cassidy would take a step back, not allowing him to get close to her. “Needing time alone to collect your thoughts, but I get the sense you’re trying to shut me out.” Cassidy’s eyes filled with fear, and a look of alarm crossed over her face. There was a part of her that hated this bond that had been established between them, and he was able to understand her feelings and emotions better than she could. “Stop it!” she cried out. “Stop using the bond against me. It’s not fair; you have an unfair advantage over me. I can’t connect with you on that type of level and probably never will. We are two different people; the bond doesn’t work for me the way it works for you.” Jacob turned away from his mate while running his hands through his hair. H