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Our Mate

Author: Hephzibahi
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-06 14:05:41

Eloise’s breath hitched in her throat as she raised her head, her eyes locking onto the man sitting across from her. His words hung in the air like a thick fog, suffocating her.

“How could I ask her to kiss another man?” Ainsley’s voice was low, controlled, yet there was a cruel edge to it that made Eloise’s heart beat painfully in her chest. She stared at him, her mind racing to process what he had just said. She could hardly believe it, but it was real.

Ainsley, her fated mate. The man she had loved once with all her heart. The one who had rejected her all those years ago.

And now, after all this time, here they were again, locked in a dance of power and pain. Only this time, it wasn’t love that hung between them. No. It was something darker. It was anger. It was a betrayal. It was a debt that had never been repaid, a wound that had never healed.

How could he ask me to do this?

Eloise’s stomach churned as she tried to steady herself. The room felt like it was closing in around her,
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