elle

ole who stole my virginity and my i

lk in. His head nearly hitting the door with how t

him. "What

oth of us to sit. He cont

y head in

spoke, yet I kept my e

for the i

he same words Kaden said in the phone with him. My brow

y Dad will leave me out such important information that would have t

before walking over the couch and plopping my ass as it boun

I could hear myself moaning. He lifted my ass in th

am not having that. Not here. Not in front of Dad and especially not in front of him. Even now I could fe

re is to propose a union." Dad says, clasping his

sh off of the sofa

s to the fact that you are mates," he began. I'm blinking my eyes at Dad

snap at my father in disbelief. "He's not my mate. Not anymore, I rejected him.

speaks, forcing me to bre

he smiles and damn it, I felt like

s all settled, let's ta

y dart to my fat

ly bound to be wed,

od boils in heated ang

doing? You HATE h

wn anger yet, I will not back down. I want to understand why he's

turn his back on prejudices, and think

is too self-absorbed with himsel

you," I say

e booms leaving a

tepping for

ng, Elle. We need he

nk this is t

his is fat

ooking at him in

ling, you still can, if Alph

rcing my hand, I also have to depend on

k down on him because of their differences

te," Kaden's voice reaches

my de

with it," I say, final

ther bellows, los

d, looking at my

o him. No one can forc

ing the two to settle whatever the

remove the stench he left and the feel of his calloused fingers pressing into my skin. His scent was so

and walks into my home only to force my ha

supplies and all. Believe me, I tried to talk to Dad about it, but he hid

e first thing I see, which ha

aid yes to those training sessions rather than escape them all the time. I sigh f

ved in me, I could have taken the position from him and focused on restoring

fo

. I will make things better, if that meant proving I don't

yself, determination co

ve to grab a towel when I fe

ce