Chapter 27: This Chapter Is About Communication

AJ’s POV

Come on, AJ. Think. You can do it. I know you can do it. Besides, Maxx knows you can do it, and if Maxx knows it then it must be true. Think. Think!

I was sitting inside Luna’s domain, when she reared up (she only had to rear up a very small amount), and set her forepaws on my shoulders. Even inside this spirited place, I felt her weight on me. It felt like it was too much to bear. But I forgot about that when she set her forehead against mine.

Don’t think. Listen.

Listen.

“Okay,” I said. I took a few, deep breaths, and tried to keep my exhales slow. Then I nudged one of her legs with my head and said, “Do you mind?”

I felt her apologize as she stepped down. She glanced back and forth between me and the mate bond. She started to pace around nervously.

She came back to me and sat patiently after sensing how nervous she was making me feel.

“Thank you. I could just go back up and talk with Maxx, you know. No, really. It would be easy. He already speaks English.”