All Chapters of Winter's Mate: Fated on Ice : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

21Rosie I’ve been noticing something peculiar about Jude and though we’d settled into a routine where Jude and I spent nearly every evening together, study sessions and walking me home or riding on his bike that he called ‘Baby’ which made me roll my eyes at the cringy name every single time, those moments felt sweeter than any dates I’d only imagined before. Just staying together without doing anything felt peaceful and worthy and right.But I wasn’t blind to some hints that were happening and Jude was terrible at masking them, whatever was going on with him.It started small and I almost didn’t notice at first.One day I muttered that I was craving Thai food under my breath, barely a whisper while I was reading my textbook, but somehow Jude heard me from across the library table and looked up immediately. “There’s a good Thai place on Main Street, we could go after your shift if you want?” he’d offered and I’d stared at him because he wasn’t even close to me, there was no way he sh

23JudeI was levitating; I was definitely floating, because everything felt like fireworks and hyper around me, and it felt like my soul was floating on a white, clear, fluffy cloud made of pure happiness and joy.I’d never kissed anyone before, but no one had ever told me that was the after-effect of kissing your soulmate: that it would feel like this. It was pure ecstasy and I could feel blood rushing to my pants and my cock throb as I remembered last night, remembering the taste of her lips and the soft sound she’d made when I’d pulled her closer.I’d nearly devoured her mouth after that first kiss, wanted to taste more, press my lips on hers again, and never leave, never stop kissing her.When I’d noticed her shiver and discreetly rubbed her shoulders, I’d nearly wanted to smack my head for being inconsiderate of my mate and had immediately removed my jacket and draped it around her. My wolf had howled with satisfaction because he loved the idea of her wrapped up in a cocoon of my

25RosieI was preparing to leave for my shift at the café when I felt my phone vibrate in my bag. I furrowed my brow and rummaged through my handbag, pulling it out to see Jude’s name on the screen and my heart immediately started thumping.I rolled my eyes at my quick flustered reaction, swiped to answer, and pressed the phone to my ear. My breathing stopped while I waited to hear his voice.“Hello Rosie,” his voice came through like a wave, hitting me hard and I released the breath I’d been holding.God, his voice had a way of doing things to me, making my stomach flip and my skin tingle.“Hi,” I managed, trying to keep my other hand busy so I wouldn’t start twirling my hair.“I’m sorry for the short notice but I kind of told my mother about you and she’s been pestering me about meeting you and...” he trailed off and I heard him take a breath. “Would you want to come to dinner at my parents’ house? Today?”“Me?” I asked in a shocked voice, because I wondered why his mother would wan

27RosieA week passed in a blur after dinner with Jude’s family and honestly, I was still processing everything that had happened. Elena had gotten my number and we’d been talking back and forth almost every day, texting about random things and the woman was really lively, interesting, and funny. I could see where Maya got her personality from.And today was one of those days where Jude had messaged me earlier saying he would come pick me up and told me to take time off from the café which surprised me because he never asked me to skip work. He said it was a surprise and I’d been feeling giddy with excitement ever since, constantly raising my head to check the door whenever the chime rang.Throughout the week our relationship had taken a turn that made my heart flutter every time I thought about it. We talked almost daily about everything and anything, texting each other constantly and it was funny and sweet and I was happy, genuinely happy. But those snarky voices still followed me e

Chapter 29 - out of control JudeMATE.GO BACK.CLAIM MATE.MATE MATE MATE.My wolf was screaming inside me, louder than it had ever been, clawing and snarling and demanding I turn around and go back inside. The animal wanted to finish what we’d started, wanted to pin her down and bite and claim and make her ours in every primal way. Rut her and breed her with our pup.MINE. SHE’S MINE. GO BACK.I stumbled away from her door, my hands clutching my head like to hold it together because I was feeling my head wanted to split from my wolf roaring. My whole body was shaking violently and I could feel my control splintering into pieces.I’d almost shifted on top of her. My fangs had dropped when I’d kissed her neck to claim and complete the bond, my claws had started to extend while I’d gripped her hips, my eyes had changed and I was sure she’d seen them, seen the gold of my wolf, seen the monster I was desperately trying to hide from her.And I’d run like a coward without explaining anythi