Patience's POV
"Shopping when someone got hurt, and my clothes accidentally got a bit of blood on them," I said, not planning to tell him about the attack or the bomb at the mall.
"As long as you're alrigh. That's all that matters," Kelsey breathed a sigh of relief, the tension on his face easing considerably.
"And you? Why are you back so early, didn't you stay with Hazel?" I casually asked, my tone devoid of any ripples.
Kelsey's expression shifted slightly. He quickly explained, "Hazel and I are just friends. You're my mate. I know you've been wronged lately. I'll make more time for you from now on and won't leave you alone again."
From now on? I scoffed inwardly.
There was no "from now on" between us.
If he truly saw me as his mate, he wouldn't have been absent when I needed him
