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eover you could get lucky and have a second chance mate" This sounded absurd, but what else could I do? This wasn't right! If I knew that he was the mate I had been looking for, I wouldn't have waited for my mate all this while, instead I would have moved on by settling down with anyone. Looking at him, I could catch sight of how his expression changed to hurt. I felt bad, but I had to do this for all our sakes. "That is not happening, over my dead body will I ever reject you," His grip on my waist loosened, "I don't need a second chance mate or anyone else, you are the only one I want." He was still calm and collected but his demeanor was gradually faltering. "Ryder, listen to me, this is for the good of the pack, stop being so stubborn. How can you marry someone older?!" I was trying by all means to get through to him somehow. Ryder let out an estranged laugh, "I got my mate after waiting for 18 years and you're telling me to say rejecting you is the best option. Right, that's not happening ever, you're stuck with me." There was a fire in his eyes which I feared that no one could quench, not even me. "Why do you have to be so stubborn?" If it was someone else, this could have been easy but since it happened to be him, this would definitely be difficult. "Because I am the Alpha." His voice came out smooth and soft. "And that's even the more reason you should reject me." I bent his words to my will. "I see what you did there, my decision stands firm, I'm not giving up on this, on us, absolutely not." He uttered as his hands settled on my shoulders and immediately sparks coursed through my body, his touch was dangerous to me because it made me melt and lose my mind. I closed my eyes trying to calm my heart that began perpetuating faster, if I touched him the sparks would increase, meaning I needed to find a wa