(Aspen POV)
"....do you love him?" I asked Ulva that question. She stared at me for some minutes like she never expected me to ask her that.
Suddenly she sprung up and took some steps towards the water. She folded her arm and stared back at me.
"How can you ask me that Aspen? Love Ralph? I can't even stand his presence, let alone love him"
I stood up also and walked towards her.
"He's gonna kill your family if you don't accept his request"
"What? Now it's compulsory to become his fake mate?" She asked with annoyance. I remained silent, still staring at her. All this started with Boris. If he didn't say anything about his rejection, all of this wouldn't have happened.
"It's not compulsory Ulva, he just wants you to become his fake mate for some time. If he wanted to make it compuls
