Tyrese
“You mated with Chloe?” The words stumbled out of my mouth as soon as I had Jesse alone with me in my office. He awkwardly swayed in his steps as he walked towards me, sitting on the opposite side of the desk as I leaned over my chair.
“Yeah, we met the night of that incident with Chloe and Malia. I sensed my mate nearby but didn’t realize it was her until she left and I followed her scent. We wanted to keep it quiet though, until we were certain we’d both accept the bond,” Jesse explained and I nodded my hand in understanding. The mate bond was an intimate thing, it would be humiliating to come forwards and say your mate had rejected you so I could understand why they’d want to hide it. Especially since this would make Jesse the next in line to be alpha of Winston’s pack.
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