Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

405-Cursed Feelings.

Christina and I spoke for hours before we finally went to bed. I had to sleep on the couch because Lazio was occupying the entire bed. The instant I closed my eyes, my story in the dream world began.

Every night when I go to bed, I see my mate in my dreams. I see my Thiago!

He would only smile at me and never approach. I would be standing beside him, staring at him with hope-filled eyes.

I woke up before everyone and headed straight to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. I had a lot of dishes to prepare now that we had guests.

I was busy preparing the sandwiches when I couldn't help but feel like I was being watched. Upon turning around, I found Maynard standing at the door. Time seemed to have passed for a minute before I gave him a smile and looked ahead instantly.

"Morning!" he said, walking into the kitchen and standing beside me. He was towering over me, wearing a black shirt and black shorts.

"Morning! How are you?" I asked, trying to sound casual.

"I am good. What about you?" he asked in return. "You have been very silent. This is not the Enya I remember," his voice sounded playful when reminding me how I have changed in the course of only two years.

I

be comfortable talking about it with me---," he said, leaning his back against the counter

it," I interrupted him, but in

me the question, anyway. I slowed down while chopping the carrot and zoned out for a minute. Everybody was able to notice the dullness

when he didn't answer me, I turned to look at

obvious. When you left the restaurant and he didn't even blink an eye, I knew instantly that you are being mistreated," he

tell me he had been hanging around with Valerie?" I asked him, not turning to him or letting

I know is that they are friends,"

be asking you that. You two are friends. Even if there is something going on, you will have his back," I taunted when pulling away from him. I just didn’t feel like talking to them like I used to before. My so-called friends had built up these tall walls

I don't understand why he even offered to marry me when he didn't feel the same for

I will lie to you?" He sounded genuine, but I don't know anymore. I

and Christina?" I asked,

you right before my mating ceremony with her," Maynard said, sounding a little defensive

for me, but from the looks of it, he seemed to have lived that day every moment of his life

down if you truly didn't mean to spend your life with her, regardless of whether I would accept you or not. The sad part is that it's not like you two were never in love. You loved her, but then suddenly—," I was trying to make him understand he should