Chapter 85

Lea:

I entered my room, and for the first time since I found out that Diego was my mate, I was broken.

The man having another woman in his life did not bother me. He had his love, he had his life, and he didn’t know of my existence. In my mind, maybe he didn’t even feel the mating bond. But to know that not only did he feel it, but that he chose to hide it, keeping me wondering for months, thinking, shaking my head, and forcing myself to accept that something that I believed was for everyone just wasn’t for me.

I was taken for a fool, as always, and now, I didn’t know what to think.

My bedroom door was knocked, and I frowned as I caught Ezra and Mario’s scents. Both of them coming here wasn’t something that I was used to, and whenever Ezra passed by, the two of us would end up arguing anyway; therefore, I didn’t see a reason nor did I understand what he was doing here right now.

I got up and opened the door, thankful for the fact that I was refusing to allow my tears to fall. If