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

"Now, tell me everything that you know," I told him when he shook his head.

"You are sick," he spat out, and this only made a smirk appear on my face. "We are part of a gang in Spain, and the man came to us for help. He said that she was the daughter of a wealthy man in Spain, and he is kidnapping her for ransom."

"And you believed him?" I asked him when he nodded his head. "How much did he pay you for the job?" I asked him.

"He said that he was going to ask a hundred million dollars as ransom from the father, and he would pay us ten percent of that," the man asserted, which made me almost laugh. I couldn't decipher if he was smart or dumb to believe the rogue's words.

"If this is how you do business, I don't think you would last long."

"We normally don't work without getting our payment. But he did give us something before the actual payment, ans that's the only reason we agreed."

Chapter 133