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Chapter 20 - Alone With Ariel
Jenna
I can't stand Ariel! It doesn't matter that we are mates; the guy is unbelievable!
"Did you sleep with your other mate... What was his name again... Blaze?"
Ignoring my second mate, I keep walking straight ahead without giving him the time of day.
I've never seen Ariel this angry before, but I'm not frightened. His bark is louder than his bite.
"Don't ignore me!" Ariel growls.
"No!" I throttle forward, over rocks and flowers, while Ariel follows me like a dog. "I didn't sleep with him! And if I did, why do you care?! Didn't you tell me to get to know my other mate?"
Ariel catches up with me. "Sleeping with him is hardly what I meant!"
Frustration takes over, and I sigh dramatically. Ariel looks good; his anger only adds to his charm. Yet I angle away from him, cursing his rolled-up sleeves and exposed muscles.
"I don't know what you want," I tell him. "Have you ever heard that song by Katy Perry called Hot N Cold?
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