A Bond So Despised, A Love So Desired!

ke the moon goddess herself was the host. They chatted with one another,

barely drew attention,

very little makeup in contrast

accepted a glass of

ith quickly so I could get back home to

mes in the hall. The din of the place faded out, my heart started poundi

f, Tricia declared excitedly in

te wa

y

d I wasn't worried, I felt a mate was another luggage I didn't want to handle in my

inst my wishes to gra

t you see him, all your hesitations will disappear into th

al, at least or one of those corr

hrough the sea of people, only to

ease, he's our mate!" My wolf sa

from my fingers as I st

l and muscly with his hair gelled back, he was chatting

ould

my fated one?

im, but my Aunt, Lisa Nichol

o someone. Who knows, you two might very well click," she winked at me, but

show me his picture

cture? Meet him in real life, who

to do right now," I impatiently told he

d and let

free, my brows

e him or smell him. Hell-bent on meeting

Sawyer went?" I asked the young man

to get some fresh air. Do y

I mea

d a brow at m

ng the skirt of my dress, I quic

's birthday function. Being a social nerd, I

ea for any sign of my mate as

." My rather exci

upbraided her sternly as I headed west, my hee

s a happy thing, girl

yes, "We don'

eventually come to lov

inter

like re

stard; I'd rather wake up

nding next to a maple tree in the garden. His back

ded, my lips set in a tough

later," he ended the call, stash

tly called my nam

ll for it. "Why did you lea

lace. Also, I'd been waiting for this call. Anyway, it's good that you're here,"

ot wanting to spend anothe

ed taken aback.

what you want to say. Just re

, "I don't want t

I snapped, unf

rows were dr

you and I loathe yo

I should never have done that." He spoke with

Drake. If you don't want to

d, but I backed away from him, frowning. "D

. I know I don't even deserve

impatient. "I, Yaria Elwood, hereby reject you, Drake Sawyer, as

ction." He held my hand,

o no avail. "Drake, let go

whatever you want to me, but

ficial to us and to our

ake the mistake of letting you go

pensive outfit, that's why I haven't

hand, letting ou

go on with it." He snuffled before continuing, placing his right hand across his ch

ection," I respond

red, though as I felt as though a h

clutched at my chest, willing ba

he held on to the tree trunk, clutching at his che

h my insides were boiling after the p

t was s

ould return to normal after th

different i

ing the urge to strip off m

entire body seemed to be quiv

f my shoes when I got to the hallway be

unction, not in the stra

he premises, I fl

overpaid the driver but couldn't

t," I t

shoved the gatekeeper to the side and rushed into the house, ignor

but when I wasn't succeeding, my frustration s

, I ripped off the gown befor

the coldness of the water didn't

r, yanking my hai

ng to me?' I th

he shower, but when I ca

" Layla asked as she en

re the other car. I'm