Chapter 29. Ivan

~Aida~

I haven't spoken since he said that we needed to talk, and he hasn't expanded on that comment. The silence grows between us, and it’s starting to make me anxious. This is a vampire sitting across from me; he’s a vampire and my fated mate. I have no idea how I’ve gotten to this point or what I’m expected to do from here. I don't know anyone who's been mated to a vampire, so I have no knowledge to draw from.

I'm not sure if I should look at this as a punishment. If you consider the fact that I rejected my first mate and then everything I've done to secure Lincoln, maybe this is just my karma. Maybe this is what happens when you anger the Moon Goddess.

Ivan takes a deep breath and lets it go, leaning forward. He rests his elbows on his knees and places his head in his hands. “I haven’t been a good man, like ever.” Here we go. “I wasn’t born a vampire, I was turned. I happened to rob the wrong person…..well, I tried to anyway.” Ivan chuckles and sits ba