Chapter 65: My Lover's Mate

Wes glanced over his shoulder to Noel, his little elf staring at the woman in his doorway with a pinched expression. Noel hadn’t spoken of her family much, only saying that she needed time to think and she knew she wouldn’t get that with her mother around. Of course, now that Wes knew what Noel needed to think about, he could understand her not wanting to have her mother in her ear the entire time. Running off on your fiancé didn’t exactly make for a casual conversation.

“How did you even know I was here?” Noel asked as she crossed her arms over her chest, closing herself off. Wes worried that there was more to their relationship than just Noel needing time to think.

Noel’s mother stood there, donning the same pose as her daughter as she stared back. “Once Jake told me you were in Bull Creek as a waitress for some dive bar, I made some calls. It wasn’t hard to find out the gossip of what you’ve been doing.”

Wes turned to Jake. “Dive bar?”