Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

488-A Perfect Time To Reject Some..

'Maybe we can wait a minute," I murmured, watching everyone look my way.

'We don't have time, though. Every minute is important now,” Maynard argued, refusing to waste another minute. I truly felt like Lazio needed to talk to Valerie. She shouldn't be under so much stress.

I need to speak to Lazio first," I said, watching everyone look at him. He pointed his finger to his chest to confirm and then gulped loudly. I know he knew what it was about. It was a long awaited conversation that we needed to take care of.

I wouldn't want him to linger around, thinking he had a chance, and lose a chance at a better life with his fated mate and his baby.

*We will wait by the car," Theo said, tapping Maynard's shoulder to drag him out of his thoughts. As everybody started walking away, I realized Lazio's muscles tensed up.

'So, this is it?" he asked, letting out a little painful grunt.

'1 just want to know if I had treated you right in these two years, would you have stayed with me after Theo had come back?" He asked me, watching my face with hope.

Those few minutes were all I had to think of-an answer that would push him away from me.

I don't want to live with another lie."

you,* I said, dodging his

know if you still

nodded to myself,

to whom my heart felt inclined. As for you, you want exclusivity, the way I feel about Theo. Valerie is the only mate who can give you all the love and attention that you want and deserve. The way you are suffering and are devastated to be

his ego and tell him I would have left Theo when I cannot even

You felt like you deserved me as a trophy because my mother ruined your life. That part of our lives is over now, and instead of moving on and accepting your fate,

a beautiful family with her?" I asked

I hear you. I liked her a lot, but

now I have said so much to her, and she has heard so much from me, that I don't even think she will ever believe when I tell her that I like her or that I love her," he

and you are — you didn't even go to speak to her. Lazio! These few months

going to speak to me again?" The fondness in

will have to

I got demoted!' He joked, but a tear leaving his eye told me that's