We Are Mates

••• Charlotte’s POV ••• The utility room was dark, bar from the light seeping from the crack at the bottom of the door. I could feel the warm breath of the man behind me hitting the top of my head. I began struggling to free myself from his hold, but the man was too strong. His grip tightened the more I struggled. Who was he? Who was stronger than me after my power had awakened? I tried to shift, but I felt something was wrong. Lexi seemed to hold me back from shifting. “Lexi!” I yelled at my wolf in my head, only to hear her purring. Why was Lexi purring at this moment? I froze when suddenly I noticed his scent. This scent… The way Lexi was purring… My body began trembling as I stopped struggling. Could it be… “Lottie?” A man’s voice was heard, laced with uncertainty. That voice... The voice that I had longed to hear for so many months... “Lottie?” he called my name again, still with the same uncertain tone. He released me as he saw my state. Maybe he thought he was hurting me, or per