#94 Unrequited Love

Asher's POV

"He is my mate!" That line kept echoing through my mind, no matter how many punches I threw into the bag.

My chest ached unbearably like it would explode any minute now.

I had met her with hope. I thought she would finally see me as someone who had always valued her, someone who had never stopped caring for her. I believed that once she understood, she might see me as more than just a friend.

But the conversation had gone in a direction I never saw coming. We talked about everything else. Except how I truly felt. I even lied that I didn't have any feelings for her. And in the end, she told me something I had suspected for some time now, but chose to ignore blatantly.

Jake.

Jake was the one she liked, and it wasn’t just a crush that I could compete. He was her mate. She will forever be mine unrequited love.

I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t want to believe it. At first, I thought maybe she said it to make the rejection easier, to soften the blow. But I knew Elsa too