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 they thought I was their

Valerie cares about you,* I said, dodging

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

and then nodded to myself,

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

scenario that never happened. Why would I stroke his ego and tell him I would have left Theo when I cannot even think about staying with Lazio anymore? But at

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 instead of moving on and

family with her?" I asked

else, but I hear you. I liked her a lot, but I guess I

mating 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 that I like her or

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

about you?” 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

things will go back to normal soon. But you will have to earn my friendship,"

joked, but a tear leaving his eye told me that's exactly how he