CHAPTER 28

Nora looked over him as she gulped and she tried to decipher whether or not he was being serious. It was hard for her to do so on most days and she often wasn't able to tell when he was being serious or when he was simply playing games with her.

“Why would you want to work with me? I already have Alex helping out. No need. You should focus on your mate.” She said to him and she watched as his eyes hardened as he sent her a deep growl.

“Don't mention his name in my presence again. Do you have no shame. As for my mate, that is the reason we are doing this after all. We need to help her and it is only fair." he spoke.

“Fine. But if we are gonna do this we have to set boundaries' '. She said to him firmly. He furrowed eyebrows at her as he asked her, “what do you mean?”

“You have to stop getting jealous. You have chosen your partner and need to let me go. This will be purely professional.” She said to him, she noticed his face fall for a second before he sucked in a slight deep breath bef