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

"He didn't mean a word he uttered that morning, Aurora."

"I was wondering why you didn't defend him yet. I don't care whether he meant it or not, but he needs to ask for my forgiveness for what he said." I retorted when I felt my wolf retreat to the back of my mind. I closed his room door and walked down the hallway when I finally arrived at his office.

The door was closed, and I twisted the handle, and to my luck, he didn't lock this room today. I pushed the door open and walked in, and the moment I stepped inside the room, the lights turned on along with the air conditioner.

For a moment, I stood there shocked at what I saw in front of me. The room was a complete mess. There were empty beer cans and wine bottles on the floor, and his desk was scattered with papers and files. To my right, next to his bookshelf, there was a map of the pack territory along with its borders, and he had marked various places with a red marker.

Chapter 42