Chapter 23

Nicholus's POV:

The next morning, Xoro woke me with an excited screech, “Hey, Nick, wake up. Let’s go and get our girl.”

I opened my eyes with a groan and sat up on the bed. For the next five minutes, I stayed there, just like that, staring into the distance, wondering why I actually agreed to do such a stupid thing.

Xoro defended his stance, “It’s not stupid to claim your destined mate tho.”

I slid the covers away while mumbling under my breath, “Yeah, the same mate who doesn’t give a fuck about us or the mate bond and is going ahead to find another potential mate tonight.”

I shut him off before Xoro could be her lawyer again and left the bed. I padded to the washroom and took a long, hot shower.

I donned a crisp black suit with a white dress shirt when Xoro perked up in my mind, “Wear that red tie. The one you wore at the formal alpha’s meet-up. You look handsome in that one.”

I sighed and told my idiot wolf that I wasn’t getting ready to impress my mate. I was actually getting ready