“You want to know about the mate bond we share?” His words stopped me midway as I turned around to face him. I didn’t say a word as I felt my heart palpitate in anticipation. 

“Beta Perez, I…” Before I could speak, he continued. 

“I have decided to never let a woman into my life, Miss. James. I have learned long back that they only serve as a distraction. Why would I need a mate if I could have any women I want? Am I right, Miss. James?” He asked me as I felt my eyes burn, but I held back my tears. 

“A mate is your better half, Beta Perez.” I choked out the words when he let out a humorless laugh. 

“According to me, you need a mate to satisfy your needs and maybe an heir in the long run. I think I can buy that with some money, Miss. James.” 

“Don’t you feel the mate bond, Beta Perez?” I asked him, but he didn’t answer.

“I would have at least considered mating with you if you held a rank, Miss. James. But I don’t think I want a woman who is a nobody with a lonely mother and a runaway father.” I felt my chest rise and fall in anger while something broke within me. A tense silence engulfed us as we stared at one another. 

Join us in this journey where Aurora and Zander find love again as sparks ignite between them and desire crackles in the air, the tension builds, pushing them closer together. Will Zander’s feelings toward the mate bond transform as he grapples with the chemistry between them, or will fear of another heartbreak drive him to reject her? The future is uncertain, but one thing is clear: their destinies are intertwined in ways they never anticipated.

"Beta Perez?" I peeled my eyes away from my mate when I saw Doctor Jenkins standing near the bed with a horrified look on her face. "What happened to her?" she asked me when she quickly walked towards Aurora and began examining her wounds. 


"I don't know. But I intend to find out." I gritted my teeth. Within a few minutes, the place was crowded with nurses who had brought in the first aid kit while Doctor Jenkins was getting ready to examine Aurora. 


"I have to shift her to the operating theater," she said as she looked at me. "I want you to stay outside, Beta Perez," she said. I wanted to argue with her, but I knew we were losing time. I moved closer to Aurora, and I placed a kiss on her forehead as I walked out of the emergency room. A few minutes later, the nurses wheeled Aurora's bed out of there and rushed down the hallway.


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