Gregory had to force himself to face his mate’s wrath, again and again.
He begged and pleaded for her to be sensible. But how could she possibly see reason if he didn’t tell her what had led him to reject her all those months ago?
Nevertheless, he acted like a stubborn child, and kept seeking her out, every week, thinking he might wear her out into saying yes.
He wasn’t properly allowed to court and woo her, seeing as she didn’t even agree to have a date with him.
On one rainy day, many months after he began the crawling and the begging, he was particularly desperate.
He ended up blurting out, on the verge of tears or going on a rampage, “What do you want me to do, Serena? I already apologized. I begged. And I am not above begging some more for you to reconsider. I’ll spend my ent
