Chapter 10

Earlier that evening…

Ariella’s pulse raced, and her heart was hammering inside her chest. She couldn’t believe her own mother and sisters had talked her into accepting Brock’s insane proposal.

If only it was a proposal, her Lioness lamented.

Sad rawr.

The head over heels she-Cat wanted to use the upcoming night as an excuse to claim her mate, but Ariella had absolutely shut that plan down. Either Brock didn’t know she was his mate, or he didn’t care. Either way, she was not biting him.

Besides, wouldn’t her fated mate know who she was and want her above all others? She felt a pang of sadness at the thought he could simply leave her after a night. It was almost worth her calling off the whole thing.