NATALIE

“ I would have told you to keep your sexy ass there for a while. Of course. ” He deadpans.

I chuckle. He is a jerk.

I don’t know how but I have a feeling if I had said yes, he would have really come.

But, I don’t know what I am getting into.

“ You don’t trust me yet. Not after knowing who I am. I knew you were never going to say yes. ” Ryker adds.

My smile falls. He is not wrong — again.

“ They say…” I look down at the bedsheet, nibbling on my lower lip.

“ That I killed my mate. This bothers you the most, doesn’t it? It’s the most terrible thing one of us can do. ” Ryker makes it sound so uncomplicated.

I shake my head. “ So…is it true? Did you really… ”

I don’t really want the answer to that. I don’t want to know anything about his previous mate. I simply want to know if there is a chance for us, if he is ever going to love me like a mate and not treat me like some second chance trash.

“ You handled the situation well. For now. ” Ryker changes the subject and ignores my ques