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

As I saw Zander's figure vanish in the distance, I felt my legs turn into jelly as I hit the ground. I pulled my knees against my chest and placed my chin on top of it while the brave facade I wore began to crumble. "Aurora." I felt Levi's hand on my shoulder as he knelt down beside me. "Look at me." he urged when I felt his finger under my chin as he lifted my chin.

"I almost lost my life, Levi." I choked out. Normally, any she-wolf would be over the Moon when her mate comes to mark her, but my circumstances were different. Zander wasn't planning to mark me because he loves me, he just wanted to make sure that I never find the happiness I deserve.

He hates me to the core, and I know a mate mark would not change his perspective of me. "That didn't happen, so stop crying, Aurora."

Chapter 36