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Chapter 60: Bonded Together
Izzy sat on the bench, her head swirling with the information she had received about her mate. Nate was supposed to be her perfect mate. He was supposed to love her, no other. Why would he make promises to another when he had sworn to stay by her side?
“Izzy?” a soft voice called out to her.
She ignored the woman calling.
“Izzy?” the voice called out more insistently. Izzy looked up and saw the kind eyes of Violetta staring back at her.
“What is it?” Izzy whispered, barely able to focus on the words to say.
“Marchessa is jealous of you. I don’t know if what she said is true or not, but the only way to find the truth is to talk to your mate. You can’t let this bother you until you hear the truth from his lips. She has loved Nate since the moment he walked into Daikon. She would do anything to make him hers,” Violetta said softly, running a hand down Izzy’s hair comfortingly.
“There is truth to her words,” Izzy said. “They’ve slept toget
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