Chapter 76 Mason

• I was ready to knock my friend out. This man is clueless and has no filter. He had done it again. Killian referred to Gianna as my Luna. Yet we had not even had that conversation yet. Fucking hell, we had not even agreed to be together yet. And considering the panicked looks upon Levi and Jaxon’s faces, they were thinking our friend had messed up too. They clearly sensed the unease from Gianna as much as I did.
• And that sheer terror I sensed from Gianna told me all I needed to know. She looked fraught with nerves, her eyes a little wide. She was not ready for this yet. It was all too much for her just yet, and rightly so. She had just escaped one controlling matebond. I did not want to drag her into another matebond where she felt she had no control. That could be how she was viewing the partial matebond she was currently sharing with me... assuming, of course, she didn't choose to reject me now that I was okay... especially with all the added pressures being placed upon her. This was not going so well...
• I wanted our matebond to be perfect. Equal. Full of nothing but happiness and love... the way a matebond was meant to be in my mind. I did not want Gianna to regret her choice in marking me, despite the fact I knew she had done it to save my life. I wanted her to look back and see it as being the best thing she did. I wanted her to want this matebond for all the right reasons. Not something she was forced into. And right now, the look upon her face was telling me she felt too much pressure, and that is not what I want for her...