“How?” I inched closer, face more pale and focused. “How?!”
He looked away, licking his lower lip. “Zarion, just… please tell me how! I’m going to do everything just so this mate thing would never happen.”
“The thing is, Cassidy, I don’t know either because…” My breathing stopped for a moment. While looking at his eyes, I knew he wasn’t bluffing. “I never had a mate either. And I want it to stay that way.”
I exhaled, bringing my fingers into a clench. “What—”
But Zarion added before I can resume. “It’s rare to have a human mate. There are a lot of complications. Not to mention the prejudice of other wolves.”
“Has that happened before?”
“Yes, there was a rumor about having a human mate.”
“How did it end?”
“It didn’t end well, Cassidy.”
“Damn it, Zarion. Just tell me how it ended!”
