Chapter 38: Convincing Sonia

"What do you mean?" Sonia asked. "Of course he's your mate. That's why you're here."

Lavinia wanted to retreat, to find a way to change the subject and forget the whole thing. If Sonia found out she and Isaac were not there to celebrate, she could tell Marco and they would never be able to get Arabella free. But at this point, they had said too much. Lavinia looked at Arabella waiting for her to say something first.

"Marco wants me to be his mate," Arabella said slowly. "I don't know if he feels something instinctually or if he just made a decision."

"He must feel something," Sonia persisted. "This is one of our most sacred rituals. You can't just claim that someone is your mate. Are you sure you don't-"

"I don't feel anything," Arabella dropped all pretense. "I didn't want to come here with him. He took me from Astor Manor. Threatened me with-"

"Marco wouldn't do that. He isn't that sort of person."

"Sonia, that's why Isaac and I came," Lavinia siad. "We came here to r