Chapter 48

“You are my mate, Ariel.”

The words were ringing in her ears nonstop, like the annoying 5 a.m. alarm, and she was frozen to the spot, finding it hard to process what she had just heard.

“Haha, very funny. I know you are saying all this to make me stay, but it is not going to work. I am over this, Kane.”

“Ariel, listen to me. You are my mate!”

Ariel shook her head, as if trying to shake the words off her body. “I refused to believe it; you are lying. If I were really your mate, you would never hide such a thing from me. That would have been the first thing you said when you met me.” She sniffed, clearing her voice before she continued. “I know you are trying to lessen the blow for me, but it is fine; I can take it; I am a big girl.”

“Ariel, you are not listening to me. You are my mate! Only you could ignite such a fire in me. Only you can calm the raging storm in my head. Don’t you feel the sparks whenever we touch? Can’t you feel the way your body yearns for me?” Kane ran his fingers