Chapter 163

"What do you mean she's gone?" Joel's heart stopped.

Peter lifted his shoulders in a helpless shrug. "I tried to convince her to stay when I ran into her in the lobby. I told her to talk to you guys, but she kept saying something about not being one of those desperate girls."

"That doesn't make any sense."

"She seemed to think what you had wasn't permanent," Peter clarified.

Kendrick's brows shot up. "We marked her? How much more permanent could we get?"

"Did you tell her what the biting meant?"

"Of course not. She's human."

"She's your mate. And she suffers from low self-esteem."

"About what?" Joel asked, puzzled.

"Her weight."

"What about it? She's perfect."

"To you and Joel, but in her mind, she's not. She seems to think you pity fucked her because there was nothing better around."

"Of all the stupid things," Kendrick growled. "I thought she'd gotten over that."