That had not at all been what I had expected Alex to say, so for a moment, I just stood there, shocked and gaping at him.
Alex sighed, unhooking his arms as he walked closer to me. “I’m not telling you this to hurt you, but because I want to look out for you. Nicholas is a notorious bad boy who has already rejected three fated mates.”
That news startled me. Fated mates were precious, highly valued among werewolves. People turning down one mate was already unheard of and frowned upon, but three? Nicholas must have truly had no care for how anyone saw him.
Now Annie’s words made sense. Celibate Heartthrob. He’d turned down three mates yet still had a female following. Every girl in the pack must have been hoping she would be the one to finally win his heart.
With what little I knew of Ni
