Claimed By the King’s Gamma novel Chapter 41

My mind reels with the fact Gannon drove all the way here. I’ve missed him, but I know it’s wrong to have feelings for someone else when you have a mate. It feels like a betrayal to the Moon Goddess to refuse the gift she has bestowed on me.

Honestly, I’ve never considered myself worthy of a mate—someone to love me unconditionally—until I met Kade. I miss him and wonder if being apart hurts him as much as it does me. Nevertheless, as I unpack the groceries Gannon has brought and left on my doorstep, I am unable to refrain from thinking about him.

I can’t wipe the goofy smile off my face as I chew on a strawberry cloud; he always gave me candy at the castle. Him remembering these are my favorite, has me smiling like an idiot, but then guilt sets in. I shouldn’t be thinking about Gannon, I have a mate, and I scold myself for my reckless thoughts.

However, it feels strange seeing the cupboards with food in them. Kade brings a couple of bags every few days, but nothing like this. I’m always rationing everything, and even then, it still isn’t enough to last before he returns. Days have passed since I last saw him, and I haven’t eaten anything since the bird eggs two days ago.

It upsets me that Kade never stays long, only a few minutes before saying he has to get back to work. This place is quiet— too quiet for my troubled mind. It makes me miss Ivy and Clarice more. The walls feel like they are closing in more each day. The nights feel colder and the longing to go home back to the castle grows worse every day.

After packing away the last of the groceries, I decide to go bring the washing in. I only have these pants and the shirt, plus the clothes I came here wearing. Handwashing them every day in the sink is becoming tiresome. I have asked Kade for clothes, even fresh linens. He promises but never delivers.

Stepping outside, I shield my eyes from the sun that is slowly going down behind the trees. I’ve split some sticks to make my pegs, since none have been providing, and only half the clothesline still has wires. I can’t wait to finally go to the packhouse. Kade has told me all about it and how beautiful it is. I just need to be patient, and soon I will be free to be with my mate and not be at threat of the pack war he is currently stuck in.

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