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

The human was fast asleep on the bunk bed, and he didn't even realise that I was standing there. I banged on his cell when he jolted awake. He frantically looked around, and his eyes finally landed on me. "Who are you?" the man asked in a gruff voice.

"The husband of the woman you helped kidnap," I stated when a smirk appeared on his face.

"Are you here to beg me?" he asked me with so much confidence while I remained silent for a while.

"You are playing with fire. You better spit out where my wife is." I warned him when he shook his head, got up from his place, and walked closer to the cell door.

"Tell me one thing, are you guys in the special force or something?" The man paused, waiting for me to answer, but when I didn't give him a reply, he continued. "Because I have never seen you before. I have spent more time in prison than in the outside world, but I have never been taken to this building."

Chapter 132