Chapter 97

Ariela

There was probably no better moment to confess to him. But that would change everything. He would know that it wasn't real. It was a compulsion.

I squeezed his hands tightly as I said, "If you get angry because I kept quiet, I have to remind you that trust is something you have to earn." There was his usual mask again, where he didn't let anything show. With my words, it was also clear that something negative could follow.

I managed to keep looking him in the eyes, even though it was hard. In this case, I was the one who was afraid. He actually wanted a bond with me, but he thought he wanted to do it willingly. Only he was wrong.

I took a deep breath and then got it over with by saying, "You're my mate. I've known it since you introduced yourself and we shook hands."

Any fool would know that he didn't believe me. Apparently he thought it was a sick joke, but no one should joke about such things. That would be cruel and inappropri