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

"Zander!" I heard Alpha Garcia call my name when I turned around to see him walk out of the eleventh cabin that we had come to search. A disappointed look appeared on his face as he shook his head.

An uncontrollable anger bubbled within me as I slapped my fist against the treebark, causing a dent in it, and simultaneously, I heard a crack. "Beta Perez!" a warrior yelled in alarm as he rushed to my side and took my hand.

My knuckles were bruised, and I think I might have broken a bone or two, but I didn't feel the pain right now. "It's nearing the end of the day, and today is the blue moon," I spoke to no one in particular when I felt Alpha Garcia's presence beside me.

"We will find them. We have nine more cabins to look at."

Chapter 138