Benjamin, who knew Serena like virtually no other, decided to let her cool down for a couple of days before contacting her again.
In hindsight, he believed he shouldn’t have.
Indeed, when, after two days of evading Emma’s invitations to hang out, he called her, she didn’t even bother to pick. He knew her schedule enough to know she wasn’t supposed to work that evening… and yet, she didn’t pick up. He guessed he should be glad she didn’t outright block him… but then again, that would be childish and Serena was anything but childish.
He decided to surprise her with roses at her apartment. Seeing as his heart and mind were set on rejecting the mate he had never even wished for, he saw no point in pretending otherwise.
He had foolishly agreed to the one month deal and he knew he shouldn
