**BOOK FOUR**
Reuben is running. Running from a life he never wanted; one he never fit into.
Eli is chasing. Chasing a future he is desperate to call reality.
After Reuben's rejection, Eli thought he'd never see his mate again. However, when repo...
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I wasn't a jealous type of person. Really, I wasn't. However, I couldn't deny that the deep feeling of anger mixed with discomfort was Jealousy.
My mind kept unwillingly wandering back to seeing Eli and Cronan together. The rational side of me said it was harmless, but that did nothing to calm my wolf down. I knew I wasn't the only one who felt this way either. Arlo had been uncharacteristically quiet on the way back home. So much so that he walked into the elevator without complaint. I could tell that his mind was elsewhere.
I wasn't used to feeling this way. I wasn't used to being upset just because I saw someone with another person, but he was smiling. I mean, I knew Eli was generally a happy person, but I couldn't help but be bothered by the fact that he was eating out with Cronan at the place I'd taken him and was enjoying it.
Arlo and I had returned hours ago and yet, the scene was still clear as day in my mind. Part of me wanted to go up to his apartment and see him, but I hesitated. I wasn't sure if he wanted to see me or if he was still upset. What if by going there, I only made the situation worse?
But then I thought about it. I thought about his smile. I thought about the way he lit up when we were eating together. I thought about how excited he was when we were together.
And maybe it was a little selfish of me, but I wanted to see that look again.
I needed to go see him.
I pulled my shoes on and stood before making my way to the door. Maybe I was making some huge mistake, maybe I'd regret it in the end, but I needed to see him. I exited the room and entered the elevator. I hit the button for Eli's floor and waited as it headed up. My mind was a jumbled mess.
The elevator opened and I headed down the hall and raised my hand to knock on the door before I could convince myself otherwise. As I did so, Cronan's door was thrown open and an angry, unknown male stomped through the hallway and beelined for the elevator.
I didn't get a chance to question it though. The moment the man's body disappeared, Eli's door was pulled open. I turned around to face him and to ask if we could talk, but my words came to a halt when I saw him.
Standing there, shirtless, was Eli. His brows were furrowed together and I could see the confusion shining in his eyes as if he didn't expect me to come up and talk to him.
"Reuben?"
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