HYBRID TYGER 29

“I'm really sorry, I should have taken better care of you. — the hybrid female apologizes for the tenth time.

“It's okay, really. I swear. You are not to blame for anything, nobody is to blame for anything. Only those idiots.

“I still can't believe you were taken from within the domain. We'll find out how they did it.

"I'm sure they will." I say.

"So you guys are mates now, huh?" She laughs and my face feels hot.

“Ah… We haven't exactly talked about that.

"How not?" He was so desperate when you disappeared, saying you were going after his female and all. I thought he already asked to mate with you.

I feel a hitch in my breath.

“I'm still not sure of our relationship. He said he's my male but didn't mention mate or mating.

— Do you love him? - The question takes me by surprise, but strangely I don't feel any hesitation to answer.

I take a long breath to answer the only thing my heart feels.

— Yes, I don't want to go a day without him. I love him. My chest is pounding wildly.

“You were made for each other, there's no doubt about how he feels about you, whether or not you're already his mate, you just haven't signed the papers that humans prefer.

- Like this?

— For us, one bite is enough to mate a female or the word that he is a mate, the scent of the male on the female makes it clear that she is his. But human females like their world's marriage papers.

— I feel out of this world when you say "from your world" like that, it's adorable. I smile.

“You humans are adorable and cuddly, no wonder nearly all male hybrids are obsessed with one.

Our conversation is interrupted when Tyger opens the office door. Looking at him brings me an inexplicable comfort, I'm absolutely sure I love him, what I feel is so strong and intense that I've never experienced it before.

— We are ready to hear it, come with me. Tyger holds out his hand to me, escorting me into the room.

“Hello, Emily. I glare at a Hybrid sitting in a chair behind a desk.

- Hello how are you? I smile.

- Well. I'm Stone and on the phone we're on a call with Jack and Runner, they're the leaders of our people, they need to be notified of everything that happens even when we've already resolved it, which is your case.

“Oh, okay.

“Hi Emily. — Runner and Jack speak.

“Hello…” I feel Tyger lightly squeeze my hand, giving me comfort.

“Now tell us exactly what you heard and how you were attacked.

The next few minutes I spend telling in great detail everything that happened when I was taken and what I heard the men talking about. Exactly everything.

- Are you okay? Tyger asks me and I can say yes just by looking into his eyes and knowing he's next to me.

- Yea. Our hands are intertwined.

“Thank you very much, Emily. We're interrogating the men caught and we'll find out who they work for and what they really wanted by breaking into the domain and taking you, beyond what you've already told us. That is all.

- He is well. Until later. — I get up from the chair and walk out of the room accompanied by Tyger — Oh, Creek's gone.

“She has work to do, now we're going to go home.

"Your house in the woods?"

- Yea.

"But isn't it dangerous now?"

— No, I asked for security around, they would already have to do that even until the extensions of the walls were ready.

- I understood. And when are we going?

“Today, just later. I have a few things to settle first and I'm going to ask you to stay in the dorm until I get back.

“Okay, don't be long. I smile as he grabs my waist and kisses me on the lips.

— I won't be long, I intend to spend as little time as possible away from you.

My chest tightens as he drops me off at the dorm and walks out the door. I have an immense desire to scream and ask him to stay with me, but I can't be selfish and make him stop his life for me, he's already done so much. He is incredible. Yeah, I really love him.