Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

362-Falling Apart

"So you did come here to spy on me and make a mess out of my life," I yelled the instant Corbin returned to the room after he kicked her out of the room and locked the door. I could tell she was still outside.

"I did. I wanted to see how your mates were treating you. I know you don't think I care for you, but that is not the case. I do!" He yelled back at me. This was the first time I had noticed him acting aggressively. Usually, he was just poking fun at everyone and annoying us.

"What did she say to Thiago? Why did you let her in, knowing she wanted to come here only so that she can say something fucked up to my mate?" I wasn’t giving up. I shouted another question at him, and he rolled his eyes to express how exhausted I made him feel.

"What she says to him or what he does is not my problem. I told you, I would do anything to be with you. I am not like any of your mates who just keep you around because they love the idea of having a powerful mate." He raised his voice even louder, huffing and puffing air through his nostrils.

"Well, that's the difference between you and my mates. They care about each other," I said in such a low whisper that he responded with a laugh only because of the lack of confidence I expressed.

"If so, why aren't they looking for Thiago? You are going to fool me into thinking they want to find Thiago because they want to live like one happy family?" Corbin scoffed in my face, "Go tell

someone else these lies." He walked past me to his bed and lay down.

"She is outside," I commented, walking over to my bed but not planning to sleep anytime soon.

commented and tucked a pillow under his

fell asleep while Lazio came back. Moana sneaked into the room when I opened the door for him. She didn't say a single word and went to

were preparing for

I wanted to ask her what it was that she wanted

He didn't even tell anyone in the academy that he was not dating her. I could only think of one reason. If he tells them he broke

I was rudely interrupted when daydreaming by some fellow student. He was holding a red rose in his hand and pointing at Corbin in the distance. We were sitting in the school’s backyard,

to get it from me someday," Lazio gritted

I accepted the rose from the poor student who had been forced to

you accept it?" Lazio slammed his book down and glared

I don't accept it," I answered bitterly to Lazio this time. The last time I didn't accept the rose Corbin sent me, he bullied the same boy for days. I didn't want the

again. Are you even interested anymore?"

him?" He tilted his

I replied with a look on my face. I don't know what else he thought we would do,

he said, clenching his jaw, his eyes not leaving me alone

And I thin—," I paused because he hunched over as to try to listen to

up yourself? Did you even talk to me about it? You are

lead?" He started yammering the minute he realized what I was planning to do. Actually, I just knew that if it comes