The 'FATED' mate bond was a ruse… nothing but it. If anything, I was going to advocate for not getting deceived that you must end up with the first scent you pick after getting your wolf.
As I sat across Xavier, I couldn't stop thinking how there was I time I thought no other man would love me other than him. I knew everything he was doing to me, the torture I had to go through every day and how I had held on to him… in all those years… I never thought about leaving… it wasn't even an option for me.
But here I was, 5 years afterwards and I was glad I did. The only change that truly happened with him was he stopped looking at me with a glare but nothing changed. Xavier was still the same entitled piece of shit that he was.
"You wanted to see me?" I broke the silence and the staring contest, looking beyond his head to see the clouds. "Why?"