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Nora:
Brody was nice, but his pack was entirely new to me. Not to mention, staying so far away from my
mates would upset my wolf too.
How the hell would I comfort her then?
âNash!â I stepped in his way, and his frown deepened. He looked so
angry that for a second, I canât even start talking. I wondered if
blocking his path was the right move.
But then I forced myself, kicked my ego out of my life just to ask him. to help me stay here.
âYou donât want me gone,â I said confidently.
âHuh? What makes you say that?â he shrugged.
âBecause we are mates,â I had to glance around to see if anyone was listening to us. I wouldnât want
anyone to overhear and then have Nash get angry when I needed his support so badly.
âI donât remember such a thing. Why are you calling yourself my mate?â he inquired, but he looked
straight into my eyes as if challenging
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The smirk on his lips as he tilted his head was like a taunt.
âYou know thatâs true. The Moon Goddess knows.â I attempted to remind him that she would be
upset if he didnât acknowledge his mate.
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âUmm, nope! I donât remember anything. All I remember is that youâre one nasty person. Someone
who just wants attention and isnât ready to be loyal to anyone. You werenât even loyal to your own
family, Nora. The minute you realized your monster father wasnât good enough, you ran to hide in
our mansion,â he was describing my flaws in a way only an enemy would have detailed them.
âIf youâre angry about it, I swear I didnât recognize him,â I tried to hold his hand, but he shrugged it
off so harshly that he almost knocked me against the chair,
I least expected him to feel guilty and help me up, but he didnât do that.
I had to straighten my own back and balance myself to face him again. âNash! What is going on with
you? Why are you all treating me like this? I donât want to go with Brody. Please!!
I was now losing my selfâesteem entirely.
Selfâesteem and ego are two things that once you let them slide a little. they just keep falling until
youâve lost them.
That was the issue. I knew the minute I asked them to let me stay, it would turn into begging.
âHuh!â Nash shook his head, placed his bottle down, and grabbed my face in his hand, making me
rise onto my toes.
âI donât want you. You are not worth my time, Nora. You were that slutâs daughter, and you proved it.
There is nothing in the world that will make me accept you ever, so forget about everything and
leave with Brody. You wanted to date him anyway,â as he shrugged, I gently pressed my fingers
against his wrist to make him release me, but he
didnât.
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âI didnât. You and your father told me that was a good idea to clear- our names,â I said through the
pain. His nails were digging into my skin, leaving crescent moon marks.
He finally pushed me back and sighed.
âI donât remember such a thing. All I know is that you go with your boyfriend and let us live in peace,â
he grabbed his bottle, but another idea popped into my head this time.
âThen reject me if you truly are over me and donât want me, reject me,â I insisted. Rejection was
something that would make anyone. think about their actions. It wouldnât be that easy for him to hear
me ask for rejection and not react to it. Or maybe I was overthinking.
Because he calmly shrugged and uttered, âWhy would I reject you when weâre not even mates? Do
you have proof that we are mates?â There was a pout on his lips, almost mocking me for being a
fool and thinking the Alpha Kingâs brothers would ever accept having a mate who is a whistlerâs
daughter.
âNow go, get out of my sight, and leave with your chosen mate,â he even chuckled a bit as he
mockingly walked past me.
I was left heavily bruised, with nothing coming to mind. But I had to stop. There was this part of me
urging me to do something to stay here.
So after standing frozen in my spot for three minutes, I walked. downstairs to have a word with my
other mate who had left so quickly to avoid watching me beg before him.
I didnât even knock on the door before entering his studio, shocking
him.
He was busy finishing a painting when he watched me enter and lock
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the door behind us.
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