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.

live with another

you,* I said, dodging

am not talking about her right now. I want to know if you still care." Lazio insisted on knowing, but not decreasing, the distance between

then nodded to myself, encouraging myself for this

Theo after he came back. He was always the one 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 with me is the same way she feels about you." I started talking, and he instantly lowered his

stroke his ego and tell him I would

her, Lazio, until you found out you were going to lose me. If Theo hadn't arrived, I doubt you would have realized how you had hurt me. You just couldn't watch me be with someone else. 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, you are once again making a mistake. She is carrying your baby, and you are losing yourself over someone who isn't even going to pick you anymore."

life and a beautiful family with her?" I

someone else, but I hear you. I liked her a lot, but I guess I never loved her," he admitted,

ceremony with Valerie. And 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 now, she will understand. She is over there all alone, starving herself, and you are — you didn't even go to speak to her. Lazio! These few months of pregnancy are important for any woman. Don't let her spend these in pain

again?" The fondness in his eyes in the form of tears made me feel bad for

But you will have to earn

He joked, but a tear leaving his eye