By then it was well after midnight and all I really wanted to do was to go back to that dorm and get Grace. I contemplated putting her on the back of my bike and the two of us riding off into the sunset, or sunrise, whichever, as long as we were together. But that would have been wrong, it would have been introducing her to a world she could never understand and one that would ultimately turn on her. I wouldn’t do that to her, couldn’t. So I returned alone and gathered the rest of my things. With one large duffle bag and my helmet I walked out of the motel room. The manager had been paid in cash and while my classes hadn’t been completed I’d had such a high grade-point average in the first weeks that skipping the exam wasn’t going to put me in the failing category. I’d still obtain my degree. What I would do with it at Havenway and as a part of the Stateside Shadow Shifters, I had no idea. At least I would know that I’d achieved one of my goals in life, one that I’d set for myself.
What do You think about Mine To Claim (Shadow Shifters: Damaged Hearts)?
