Scott was restless as they drove back to Coober Pedy. He was watching the road for any sign of the motorbikes.
“So, is this woman your mate then?” Rouai asked.
“No, my mate rejected me a couple of years ago.” Scott replied bitterly. “I wasn’t good enough, rich, enough, powerful enough for her.”
“She broke the mate bond for that? Aawww bro, you way better off without that one. My missus took me on broke and broken. Not a cent in my pocket, living out of my car. She picked me up, got me cleaned up and working. By the time little Rouai junior came along we was well on the way to buying a house. I come a long way since then.” Rouai said. “We take our mate bond very seriously us Maero.”
“Preach brother.” Tauma replied.
“I don’t know where we went so wrong in our pack. Everything i
