A Mistake Mate novel Chapter 64

I bolted through the front door and the cool night air slapped me in the face. I was still slightly wobbling because of my heels but I didn't pay that any attention as I continued to run down the side walk.

I quickly recognized the neighborhood and realized that I wasn't far from my house. I speedily made my way down the street and turned the corner when I heard his voice again.

"Paisley wait!" Xander yelled. He was only a few feet behind me and I was slightly surprised that I was able to outrun him. I didn't stop only continued to run away, tears blurring my vision. My wolf urged me to stop and listen to what our mate had to say but I didn't.

My large house came into view causing me to speed up because I could feel Xander closing in on me. I fumbled with the front door but quickly got it open before dashing in and slamming the door behind me. I secured the lock right as Xander hit the door. His fists banged on the door, the loud noise consuming the quiet house.

My parents were out tonight so I knew that I didn't have to worry about them hearing the commotion.

"Paisley please let me in! Just let me explain!" Xander pleaded. I ignored him and leaned my back against the rattling door. My wet eyes slowly closed before I carelessly slid down the door, plopping onto the ground. I brought my knees up to my chest and hugged them to me tightly. The first sob that left my mouth was loud and heartbreaking but I could no longer hold them in.

The pounding momentarily stopped when he heard it but then it continued up again, even more urgent. It felt like it continued forever, Xander continually pounded on the door and begged for me to let him in, to let him explain, but nothing he said could get me to rise from the floor where I was a sobbing mess.

I could feel all of the energy slowly draining from my body and eventually my sobs turned into quiet whimpers but my tears were an endless stream. The darkness of sleep was slowly closing in on me and I did nothing to fight it but right before I closed my eyes I heard one last plea, a plea that came from the voice of a broken man.

"Angel please."

And then I was gone.

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My eyes didn't open when I heard the voices outside the front door. I could feel light streaming into the room so I concluded that I had slept through the night and it was now morning but I didn't open my eyes.

"What in the world?" I heard the voice of my dad. They were on the other side of the front door but I could hear them clearly.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I need to go, she won't see me anymore. Just tell her that I'm sorry." Xander's voice was wobbly and I assumed that he had walked away because I heard footsteps quickly fading away.

"I wonder what that was about." My mom said before I heard the sound of keys being inserted. The front door slowly creaked open and I felt it slightly brush my back. I had thankfully curled up into a ball a few feet away from the door in the middle of the night.

My parents entered the house and it took them about two seconds to realize that I was lying on the floor. They both quickly ran over to me before crouching down.

"What is going on?" Questioned my dad. Nobody answered his question. I felt a hand brushing my hair out of the way to reveal my puffy, red face. My dad sighed before leaning away from me.

"Something must have happened between the two, something bad." Dad concluded. He couldn't have been more right. Mom also sighed before softy brushing my face.

"I thought that things were finally working out between them." She stated. No more words were exchanged but I suddenly felt myself being lifted off of the ground. My dad carefully carried me up the stairs and into my bedroom. He gently placed me on the bed, tucked me in and kissed my forehead.