Nikita's pov
I was hurt. All men weren’t the same, but when he didn’t say anything against her, it appeared to me that my mate had something going on with her. But could fate be cruel enough to pair me with someone who would break my heart like that? I really wanted to be patient like my friend, but I doubted that I had it in me.
He stared at me for a while, whispering. “Are you going to believe her?”
My lips parted. I studied her face and then his. Since I didn’t know either of them on a personal level, I wasn’t sure who to trust. I knew better than to trust the bond, because if anyone wouldn’t cheat because of it, my mother’s mate wouldn’t have done what he did, regardless of the circumstances.
I looked around. Some of the attendees were murmuring among themselves. I realised that
