Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

363-1 Want Rejection

"So where are you going?" he asked, blocking my way when I tried walking past him.

"You don't listen to me, do you?" I asked, my eyes spitting out complaints. He had been doing this for some time, and I ignored it, thinking maybe he needed some time. But it’s been weeks now that he’s been giving me the cold shoulder and accusing me of not paying attention.

"What?" He frowned in bewilderment.

"I was yammering my ass out to you in the morning for an hour. I told you all about my plans, but you didn't listen to a word.

And then I get all the heat from you," I scoffed, saying the truth. Even his changing expressions were a sign that he understood that he was the problem here.

"I might have zoned out," Lazio threw an excuse in my face while he would have reacted completely differently if I did the same.

"And you were giving me shit for not sharing anything with you," I said, not carrying much energy in my tone. The weather has gotten bad in a few minutes. Something was off, but maybe it was due to the fact that it's been more than a month since I lost Thiago.

"Oh! So you only shared a piece of your life with me because you wanted to make a point?" Just when I expected him to understand, Lazio took another turn.

exhausted with me. You look at me like I'm a walking curse." I yelled as the hidden anger inside me began to erupt. How long can one even

pressed his lips tightly to avoid saying more, but I understood what

it. It had been growing inside me ever since I heard what my mother had been doing. I

your precious powers," he scoffed as

are seeing me in the light of your mate," I muttered as a warm, salty tear made its way down my eyes. My heart was breaking, but it had

that mean?" the anger from his face vanished. His eyebrows drew closer, his lips muttering

out," I nodded when talking

He shook his head, rejecting the suggestion. "You cannot break my heart after your mother broke me," he said, raising his voice as his tears reached the surface of his

to say it, but all the mistreatment and loneliness got to me. The moment I used that word, his face went

your powers?"

y—," I retorted, trying to change the subject, but the alpha ego in him wouldn't let

by the insecurity in me?" he let out a scoff, laughing hysterically while

whispered, giving

always telling me that you feel belittled whenever I do what I wish to do as if that is such a bad thing. Everybody is allowed to do what they desire. I don't want to follow your lead in silence. I don't. I am so tired of you trying to hold my hand and change my direction because you are an alpha and you think you can." I was yammering and breathing with difficulty.

know you had so much trouble with me," Lazio gasped. "Did you ever find anything good in me, or have I

anything wrong with me," I yelled in tears. The loudness of the wind and our breaths were getting out of hand. Everything seemed to be rushing