"Why that face?" Maria asked again, watching him . He still refuses to talk to her. She sighs, frustrated at his behavior, he is a grown man now and yet , he still behaves childish like he used to , one could think that she is the elder among them . "I will leave you to be in your mood." She said , standing to leave but was held back by him . " Ready to talk? "She questions, taking a seat close to him now while facing him . " Ben is her mate." He announced, but surprisingly he saw how calmed she was and that drew his attention more . "You knew about this?" He asked , adjusting to take a proper view of her face. "What if I do?" She questioned, standing up , she moved to the front of the mirror in the room as she stood there watching her reflection. "Why didn't you inform me?" He aske

