"Ariana.." Fuck. He used my full first name. He's not gonna let me go as easily as I thought he would. The she wolf inside of me shuddered at the sound of his voice. "Yes Alpha?" My voice thankfully didn't crack and show the fear hidden behind the feigned dumbfounded expression as I kept my back turned to him. "Ariana, why must you pretend this isn't happening? Do you think that poorly of me? Do you wish to offend the Mood Goddess by rejecting your fated mate?" His voice was closer this time. He was stepping closer to me. His voice was so low, tinges of fear and worry in his tone. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. No one finds their fated mates anymore. No one. Why me? Why him? Fuck.