Susan breathed in deeply as she repeated the words in her head again and again. She was going to face Ethan today. She had thought hard about it for the past two days. She couldn't accept him as her mate, Susan never wanted a mate in the first place and Ethan was the type of guy she hates the most. A complete flirt and a playboy. It would be better for both of them if they reject each other. Susan could let things be just as it is. But she had issues. She couldn't perform simple daily life tasks properly when something was eating her brain. And currently, Ethan was on her mind 24/7. She couldn't even concentrate on her studies while her exams were right around the corner. Susan parked her car outside his restaurant. She just hoped he would be there or else she had to drop by another day just to meet him. Susan made her way into the restaurant as the manager greeted her. He recognized her as one of Ethan's close friends as she had come here with April and Jason. "Ma'am please this

"Susan, bring Ethan here, I've set the table," He was taken off guard by Blair's sudden voice. Taking advantage of that Susan pushed off him as she stumbled to her feet and quickly moved away from him while glaring daggers in his way. "You better follow me," She gritted before stomping into the kitchen which was big enough to have a small four-seater dining table on the side. Susan grumpily took her seat and started eating her cold food while her mother served warm pancakes to the jerk sitting to her right. Blair sat opposite Susan as she initiated the conversation with Ethan. "So when did you guys find out you are mates? On her birthday or some other day?" Blair asked. "On her birthday. While I was handing her her birthday present under the moonlight. It was a beautiful sight," He said with twinkling eyes and Blair beamed at him but then she gave a side eye to Susan. Which meant she needed an explanation after Ethan would leave. "That's beautiful," Blair commented as they quietl

Ethan had done a background check on Susan. He knew it was wrong but he just wanted to know why she loathed men so much and what he found out was unexpected. Her father had left her mother when she got pregnant with their first child. He fell in love with another woman and for that woman, he left his mate who was Susan's mom. When Susan grew up a little she used to ask about her father because all of her friends had a father except for her. At first, her mother used to tell her that her father had been working abroad and would come back one day but years passed and he never returned. She was in high school when she dug up her father on her own and found out what happened. She then confronted her mom who told her the truth and ever since then, she hated men to the core. If Susan found out that Ethan got such sensitive information about her life she would kill him for sure so it was better for him not to let her find out that he knows all of that. Now he knows how he had to deal wi

The dinner went by smoothly. Blair and Ethan talked a lot. It was obvious Blair liked Ethan. She was happy for her daughter while Susan on the other hand was still trying to overcome the fact that she was willing to give him a chance. Ethan requested to drop them but Susan told him she had brought her car. They said their goodbyes and they went home. Throughout the ride, Blair continued to talk nonstop about Ethan. At home, they retired to their rooms. Susan put her right knee on the edge of the bed before dropping face-first on the mattress and sighing. It was such a long day. She felt tired. Susan won't deny the fact that the food at his restaurant was amazing. Though she was barely talking to him, she was prying on his conversation with her mom. She recalled him saying that he loves cooking. She wonder which recipes he made. Susan changed into her comfy clothes and got into bed. A yawn escaped her lips as she scrolled through her phone and checked tomorrow's schedule at univ

That guy was tall and strong. He didn't even let her think before he attacked her. She tried to scream but he covered her mouth and pulled her to her feet. She was in panic mode trying to fight him off but he was too damn strong for her. She was struggling wildly. Despite trying to control her, he was able to grab the door before putting it back in its place. Though it was broken, he set it in a way that the outsider won't know. Her screams were muffled. She couldn't even bite his hand because he was wearing gloves. "Easy," He said and her ears perked up. She had heard this voice before but she didn't know where. "Leumm gmmhh," (Let me go!) Her voice was muffled. The guy started to walk further into the house and her heartbeat quickened. She was struggling very hard but it was of no use. She would shift and attack him as soon as she got out of his hold. "Don't even think about shifting. I have got a gun with silver bullets. You would get heart," He warned darkly, and her heart