02Butterscotch

“You want to know about the mate bond we share?” His words stopped me midway as I turned around to face him. I didn’t say a word as I felt my heart palpitate in anticipation. 

“Beta Perez, I…” Before I could speak, he continued. 

“I have decided to never let a woman into my life, Miss. James. I have learned long back that they only serve as a distraction. Why would I need a mate if I could have any women I want? Am I right, Miss. James?” He asked me as I felt my eyes burn, but I held back my tears. 

“A mate is your better half, Beta Perez.” I choked out the words when he let out a humorless laugh. 

“According to me, you need a mate to satisfy your needs and maybe an heir in the long run. I think I can buy that with some money, Miss. James.” 

“Don’t you feel the mate bond, Beta Perez?” I asked him, but he didn’t answer.

“I would have at least considered mating with you if you held a rank, Miss. James. But I don’t think I want a woman who is a nobody with a lonely mother and a runaway father.” I felt my chest rise and fall in anger while something broke within me. A tense silence engulfed us as we stared at one another. 

Join us in this journey where Aurora and Zander find love again as sparks ignite between them and desire crackles in the air, the tension builds, pushing them closer together. Will Zander’s feelings toward the mate bond transform as he grapples with the chemistry between them, or will fear of another heartbreak drive him to reject her? The future is uncertain, but one thing is clear: their destinies are intertwined in ways they never anticipated.

Beta Zander Perez

If it was someone else who would have asked this from me, my mind would have immediately come up with some sort of a lie, but this was Levi. He was the only friend I had in this pack, and he has always stood by my side, I know that he would continue to stick around too, and I didn't have the heart to lie to him.

I have never had a real friend in my life before, and I am not ready to lose him. "I was at Beta Perez's house," I answered. I didn't hear anything from him for a long time when I finally turned around to face him.

"He took you to his house?" Levi asked me, and I could clearly hear the confusion. "He never takes a woman to his house."

I know he was expecting me to tell him more as I took a deep breath and faced him again. "Would you promise to keep a secret, Levi?" I asked him.

"I don't like where this is going, Aurora."

Chapter 32