Tasting All My Mates

488-A Perfect Time To Reject Some..

‘Maybe we can wait a minute,” I murmured, watching everyone look my way.

‘We don’t have time, though. Every minute is important now,” Maynard argued, refusing

to waste another minute. I truly felt like Lazio needed to talk to Valerie. She shouldn’t be

under so much stress.

I need to speak to Lazio first,” I said, watching everyone look at him. He pointed his

finger to his chest to confirm and then gulped loudly. I know he knew what it was about.

It was a long awaited conversation that we needed to take care of.

I wouldn’t want him to linger around, thinking he had a chance, and lose a chance at a

better life with his fated mate and his baby.

*We will wait by the car,” Theo said, tapping Maynard’s shoulder to drag him out of his

thoughts. As everybody started walking away, I realized Lazio’s muscles tensed up.

‘So, this is it?” he asked, letting out a little painful grunt.

‘1 just want to know if I had treated you right in these two years, would you have stayed

with me after Theo had come back?” He asked me, watching my face with hope.

Those few minutes were all I had to think of-an answer that would push him away from

me.

‘And please don’t lie. I don’t want to live with another lie.” He remembered how they

thought I was their curse.

‘Lazio! Valerie cares about you,* I said, dodging his question.

about her right now. I want to know if you still care.” Lazio insisted

decreasing,

nodded to myself, encouraging myself for this

you, I would have wanted to be

deal was in the beginning. You need to

exclusive to you only, Lazio. I would have never

He was always the one to whom my heart felt inclined. As

Theo. Valerie is the only mate who can give you

and deserve. The way you are suffering

to be with me is the same way she feels about

instantly lowered his head.

to reject Theo over a scenario that never happened. Why

I would have left Theo when I

least he

live a perfect life with your

is not even like you never liked her. You were

were going to lose me. If Theo hadn’t

me. You just couldn’t watch me be with someone else. You

as a trophy because my mother ruined your

is over now, and instead of moving on and accepting your

carrying your baby, and you are losing yourself

I told him in clear words that I intended

reject him.

not want to have a happy life and a

him slowly raise his head, his eyes welling

but I hear you. I liked her a lot, but

“but I wouldn’t want to lose my baby.”

coming back, I was excited about my mating ceremony

her, and she has heard

believe when I tell her that I like her or that

defeatedly, understanding his mistakes.

now, she will understand. She is over there

— you didn’t even go to

woman. Don’t let her

him and watched him