“Baby, are you ready?” I called out to Addie, who was still getting ready inside our bedroom. She walked out and, as usual, the woman looked like a million dollars. And as usual, the sight of her, made my heart race and the inside of my pants feel like a f*****g brick. “Can I ever be ready for something like this?” She asked me, shrugging. She looked sad, scared, and I hated that she felt this way. I hated it even more, that there wasn’t anything I could do really, to take those bad feelings away from her right now. I just hoped that this would all be over soon enough, and I would be able to take my mate in my arms again, to never let her go, ever again. She stepped over to me, smiling at me, while the smile didn’t make her eyes twinkle, like they usually did when she was happy. She wa