Hector’s POV I’ve waited for so long, and truthfully, I was beginning to give up hope on finding my fated mate. Sadly, our meeting wasn’t the fairytale that I thought it would be, but I don’t regret saving myself for her. Chey explained who Morgan is to me, and I guess she doesn’t want to be tied to someone rankless. She’s her twin brother’s beta, so I’m sure walking in to see me wearing an apron while serving dinner to a table full of preteens didn’t inspire her with confidence in my ability to lead. I’m not weak, I never have been, but I’m also the son of a strong woman who made sure that I understood that developing emotionally was one of my priorities. I learned that women aren’t birthing tools, I learned that they often have a different set of values from men, and more importantly

