#Chapter 7: Fated Mate

Carol’s POV I’m too dumbfounded to respond. Aiden takes this moment to continue speaking slowly. I can tell he’s carefully watching my every reaction. “You were the person I was speaking about in the interview,” he confirms, “but I didn’t want to reveal too much. You’re human, which is incredibly rare enough as is… But if you’ve read the tabloids about me, you know how I feel already.” “I’ll only admit to an official relationship with my fated mate. You. And an official relationship with you is what I want,” he stated it almost word by word. My thoughts are too jumbled to properly sort through. “I don’t believe it,” I blurt without thinking. Aiden’s brow creases with clear distress. “I swear that it’s true,” he says. He takes a step closer. “No werewolf would lie about their fated mate.” I let out a dry laugh before I can stop myself. “I beg to differ,” I say. “Remember Zack, the other realtor at our meeting earlier? He’s a werewolf, too. Two years ago, he told me I was his fat