10 Madden After two weeks of chasing after Nina and trying to convince her to be my mate publicly and privately, I’d made no progress. She was as stubborn as a mule, or even worse. Every time I met her, she was always trying to check if I was irritated or frustrated enough to finally reject her, regardless of what I said. I couldn’t help wondering if pretending to give up and going out with other girls would make her jealous enough to reconsider me. “Madden?” The voice outside my door alerted me to the person knocking on my door. I stood up from where I was spreadeagled on my bed, staring at the ceiling, trying to brainstorm how to get through to Nina. I opened the door to my nanny, who had brought me up when my mother abruptly left for her pack when I was a child. Unfortunately, ou

