His Arrogant Human Mate novel Chapter 30

Dominic had been trying to get into my head for a while now, and I could feel when he got closer to me and then farther away. But this time, his presence was becoming stronger and stronger. He must have gotten onto a good portion of my trail.

I pushed off from the embankment, hoping my feet would find some sort of purchase in the riverbed. It was only a couple feet deep, almost to my hips. Regardless of the fact that I was in a pair of jeans and a tank top, I sunk to my knees in the water. It wasn't moving too fast or strong. The water just surged around me and continued on its path to who knows where.

"Caroline!" Dominic's voice called.

Now I wished the river was deeper and faster. I wish I lost my footing and disappeared. There were too many emotions to deal with right now. The most painful one was loneliness. I had no one now.

Somehow I had reclined under the water. I didn't really feel in control of my body. One moment I was above the surface, the next I was submerged. But it didn't really bother me too much. I was in too much pain to feel the chill of the water.

What would I do now? Who would I call when Dominic plays the asshole role again? Who would watch movies with me and make fun of the stupid characters? Who even cared about me at this point?

A fist wrapped into my shirt and I was very rudely and abruptly hoisted out of the water and against a warm chest. "Don't scare me like that, Caroline," Dominic gushed, hugging me tightly. "Were you trying to drown yourself? Throwing a little kill-yourself fit?"

"Get away from me," I grumbled. "I wasn't trying to kill myself."

He set me on top of the embankment, sitting beside me. "Then what were you trying to do? That water is freezing. You're hardly in appropriate clothing to be outside at all, let alone trying to drown."

I wriggled away from him, climbing to my feet to walk away. "We better get you home, princess. We've had quite the day," Dominic hummed, catching up easily. "Are you hurt anywhere?"

"'We' have had quite the day? What does any of today's events have to do with you? How do they affect you in any way?" I tested angrily.

"Caroline, Andrew is my best friend. You aren't the only one who is going to miss them."

I rolled my eyes. "Alfie hates me now. He doesn't want anything to do with me anymore. This is beyond them moving away. This is me having nothing. No one."

Dominic took my hand and guided me into the bathroom, where he just started stripping me. I didn't bother to fight him or protest to what he was doing to me. But it didn't feel sexual at all. Once I was down to my bra and panties, he started running the bath.

"Climb in," he directed.

I looked up at his face, sniffling as more tears fell down my face. "Why do I mess everything up?"

"Caroline, please. You haven't messed anything up. Come here." I thought he was going to hug me, but instead he lifted me up and set me in the bathtub. It felt kind of funny to be bathing in my underwear, but I don't think I'd be too happy to be naked in front of Dominic.

He got up and left the room, leaving me confused. So I scooted towards the faucet, holding my toes under the water. They were the coldest part of my body at this point, so it felt nice.

Dominic returned later with a little box. "I was hoping to save this for your birthday or some other special occasion, but maybe now is a good time." It was a box full of fancy bath bombs. Something I'd never owned myself. "I heard that some girls like this stuff. Which one do you want?"