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.

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

about you,* I said, dodging his

if you still care." Lazio insisted on knowing, but not decreasing, the distance between

to myself, encouraging myself for

as well, because that's what the deal was in the beginning. You need to understand something. I would never be exclusive to you only, Lazio. I would have never rejected Theo after he came back. He was always the one to whom my heart felt inclined. As for you, you want exclusivity, the way

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

not even like you never liked her. You were in love with 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

have a happy life and a beautiful family with her?" I asked him, watching him slowly raise his head, his eyes welling

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

from me, that I don't even think she will

over there all alone, starving herself, and you are — you didn't even go to speak to her. Lazio! These

He then suddenly asked, "Are you never going to speak to me again?" The fondness in his eyes in the form of tears made me

But you will have to earn my friendship," I said, and he nodded

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