All Chapters of My Mate, Please Let Me Go: Chapter 81 - Chapter 83

Amaya POVRyder and I sat opposite each other on the bench just outside the estate. The afternoon sun had dipped low behind the trees, casting long shadows across the grounds, but neither of us seemed in a rush to leave.We hadn’t said a word since we sat down.The silence stretched between us like an invisible wall. It had been almost half an hour, and I couldn’t take it anymore.“So…” I started, fidgeting with my fingers. “Does he know?” I asked.He gave me a strange look, and I immediately groaned. “Okay, that was stupid. Of course he knows. It’s the mate bond…”He didn’t say anything, he just stared at the ground like it had all the answers he didn’t.“Why did you keep it a secret?” I asked softly.He sighed. “What do you think? My mate is a man and…” he hesitated, swallowing hard. “He doesn’t even seem interested.”That made my chest tighten in a way I didn’t expect.“But then you asked me out,” I said, more confused now. “Why would you do that if you already knew Cyrus was your

Dante pov "Alpha Dante, you decided to join us today," Alpha Beckett said with a warm smile, gesturing to the empty seat across from Amaya.I offered a polite smile, my gaze sliding over her. "Well," I said calmly, "I figured it was time I stopped... avoiding things."Trying to avoid my gaze Amaya quickly looked down, stabbing at the piece of steak on her plate like it had insulted her ancestors. I watched her as she struggled with the cutlery, her hand slipping just enough to make her flinch.Before I could stop myself, my hand moved forward instinctively to help her.But Ryder beat me to it."Here," he said softly, reaching across to hold her plate and guide her hand.My hand froze midair and stayed at me with a confused expression.I gulped down nothing and my grand, my finger curling into a fist as I brought it back to my lap.The air in the room suddenly became uncomfortable. No one spoke after that, the only sound being the clicking of the cutlery and the faint scrape of glas