Misunderstandings

"Alpha Damon cares about you," Arya said to Talia while folding the map.

"That's what fated mates do," Talia responded. "They care for each other unconditionally."

"So I heard," Arya said in a monotone.

"You don't believe in fated mates?"

Arya paused and looked at Talia for a long moment before responding.

"The idea of unconditional love is something I can't comprehend. Since I remember, people have been nice to me. They are smiling, eager to indulge me, but it's all skin deep. Only one truly cared about me as a person and showed interest in what I could do, and that's Alpha Cristian. He gave me a chance to rank up as a warrior while others said that a pretty girl like me shouldn't get her hands dirty because I might break a nail."

"You admire Alpha Cristian," Talia said.