All Chapters of GRAVE DESIRES: FATED MATES: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Roxie smiled, but she was hurting and Walker could feel it, too.“It’ll be OK...” he whispered.“How do you know what I’m feeling?”“I just do.”“I can’t keep doing this with you, Walker. You need to let me go.”“I can’t do that,” Walker said, “I have to go for a little while, but I’ll be back to pick you up.”“Where are you going?” She found herself clinging to his jacket as he tried to get off the bed.“I have some errands to run for the coven,” Walker said, glancing down at her hands gripping his jacket and then back at her face, “He’s not going to come back for you. I promise.”“You can’t promise that, Walker,” she whispered, “Please don’t be long.”“What? Can’t live without me?” he smirked.“Oh my god!” Roxie rolled her eyes, crossing her arms, “Go on with your inflated ego. I was doing just fine living without you before you found me in the woods.”“Oh, you definitely wanted me to find you, mouse,” he said, climbing out the window, “Be back in a few hours. I’ll message you.”“Wa

“Walker....”“Roxie...”They held each other for a while until Walker pulled away, longing to do it all over again.“I’m glad you made that decision for Victor,” Walker said, tucking himself back into his jeans and helping Roxie into her clothes, “You’re clever.”“I’m sinister,”Roxie sighed, “You know what they might do in there. Besides, he won’t be in gen pop and I bet his sentence is reduced—good behavior and all.”Walker cringed, “Is that what you think?”“You’re from a den where that happens,” Roxie scowled, “The privileged.”Walker knew she was telling the truth. The fact that Roxie even went along with the quick tribunal showed him that she had a lot of guts. If she was able to put up with him for three years, she had to have some grit.“Let’s get you home,” Walker whispered as they stopped by her locker for a science book and then to the back lot to retrieve her car.They didn’t speak—there was nothing to say. Things were getting out of hand—out of control—and they both knew i

Walker smiled, but he wasn’t happy.He couldn’t understand his rage—it wasn’t towards Roxie—it was towards her mate.“Do the elders pair you with someone who’s hurt you?”“Not usually,” Walker mumbled, “They want you to be happy.”“But I heard that all is forgotten after you’re mated,” Roxie said, “Like, you know that a person has harmed you, but they would never do it again.”“You won’t be hooked up with Victor if that’s what you’re worried about.”“Oh?”“No,” Walker shook his head, “Victor will have to deal with the consequences of that later.”“How so?”“If he’s mated—and his mate is at the ball and he isn’t because he attacked you—she can choose to forgive him. He’d never hurt her.”“Oh...” Roxie frowned, “I didn’t mean,-”“Don’t you dare,mouse,” Walker warned, “What he did is on him—don’t worry about his mate. I feel bad for whoever that is, but she’ll deal. The mate bond is strong.”“How strong?”“Your parents would never have hurt each other—I will never hurt my mate, but it’s

Roxie made her way to the cafeteria, passing Felicity and Jesse along the way. This time, she held her head high and didn’t say a word. She didn't want to be the bigger person this time—she wanted them to feel her pain.But did they? They were pretty chummy. Walker was right, though. They’d been fooling around the last six months anyway so what did they care?Making her way to the microwave in the cafeteria, Roxie warmed up her food—hoping that Walker would be there soon. The smell was both good and bad. She felt the nausea creep up again, but it passed and she was ready to eat.She sat down and prepared to dive in, but then she thought that waiting for Walker would be considerate. Pulling out her sketchbook, she started to dry until Holden showed up.“Hey, can I sit?”“Uh, yeah...I guess...sure,” Roxie smiled as Holden sat next to her—not across from her as she’d expected.“Look, I know I’ve been an asshole, but I am really sorry. I was following Walker’s orders.”“Orders?”“You know

“I can’t skip biology,” Roxie gasped as Walker ran his hand up her shirt, cupping her breast.“Yes, you can,” Walker said, “I’m pretty sure we both know enough biology by now to get a passing grade. ”Roxie moaned into his mouth as Walker plunged his tongue inside, dancing with her tongue and getting lost in her scent.“You want me to smell your arousal…Roxie pulled away a tad, “Walker, I’m not allowing anything.. ”Walker’s look of confusion and concern only made Roxie shudder. She was thinking the same thing. What was happening to them? Nothing made sense.“Well, I...smell you,” Walker crooned in her ear, “and I need you...”“Did you go to Connie’s?”“I did.”“Why?”“I don’t know, mouse..”“Yes, you do..”“I need something familiar to get me away from you.”Roxie stepped away from him and he pulled her back in, “Don’t go. Come with me.”“Where?”Before she could speak, Roxie was in Walker’s Jeep and they were racing downtown, passed the stores and shops, passed houses and temples,