Chapter 179: 'YOU'RE MY MATE! I WANT YOU!'

ROSE

But I shouldn’t be surprised—this was the Rum I used to know. Rum…Yes. Rum. The superstar with a diva attitude. My ex-boss.

All of a sudden, I felt a surge of courage. The same one I’d always feel whenever I faced those bullies. The same grit I had inside me whenever Rum scolded me or tossed a cup of coffee at my outfit, calling me stupid, ugly—dirty Rosie.

Suck it up, Rose. You need to be around to make sure Rum is safe.

Immediately, my face swivelled down to the ground and I replied firmly, ‘My apologies, Alpha Keithen.’ Lifting my face again, I mustered a casual smile at Rola, who now looked a little remorseful, for some reason, and added, ‘My apologies too, Warrior Rola—.’

‘Here we go again,’ murmured the exasperated deep voice.

‘I was out of line,’ I continued. ‘Thank you for your concern. But I’m really fine.’

And before Rola could respond, I ushered them to move on. ‘Let’s get it going. We’re supposed to be there before the market wakes, aren’t we?’

‘O-Oh, sure!’ Rol