Chapter 7

“I didn’t,” she smiled again and walked out of the room to where she left the breakfast cart and returned with another tray that had a jug of milk and a sugar bowl.

“I see,” Xander laughed.

“Enjoy your day,” she said before leaving.

After eating half of his breakfast, he did a few sit-ups and push-ups before getting ready for his day all while thinking about Blake, ‘I hope I will see her today.’

Xander wondered how he should approach the fact that she slept with Jnr instead of breaking up with him. Just the thought of it made anger and hate for Jnr rise up in him.

Xander arrived at the university and eagerly looked around for Blake. By his fourth class, he realized that Blake and Jnr will not be coming to university today.

Blake struggled to fall asleep one evening, feeling lonely. ‘This stupid fated mate bond is making me miss Xander,’ Blake thought, frustrated and quietly got out of bed.

After getting dressed she snugged out of her apartment, mind linking Xander, ‘we need to talk.’

‘About time,’ Xander responded.

‘Where are you?’ Blake mind linked him.

‘Not sure,’ Xander mind linked her showing her his surroundings.

‘Are you in a strip club?!’ Blake inquired shocked.

‘I believe I am,’ he responded his head spinning. ‘At least I am not the one f*cking around,’ he added before swaying out of the strip club.

Xander looked up at the sign on the outside of the building to show her where he was, ‘my parents were kind enough to give me an allowance and since they provide for my every need I don’t have anything to spend it on. I have this super sexy fated mate I would like to spend it on, but she is f*cking my brother.’

Blake could feel the pain he was going through. ‘Stay where you are. I am on my way.’

Blake took out her phone and booked an Uber to the strip club.

When she arrived at the strip club, she looked around outside for Xander and mind linked him when she could not find him outside, ‘where are you?’

Xander chuckled and showed her that he was inside with three strippers on him.

‘Are you kidding me?’ Blake sighed and made her way into the club.

“You have to pay for one lap dance,” the hostess at the entrance stopped her in her tracks.

“I am just fetching a friend,” Blake informed her.

“One lap dance or wait outside,” the hostess said again.

“Urg, fine,” Blake exclaimed and paid for a lap dance.

“Hello beautiful,” one stripper approached Blake.

“Not interested,” Blake said and pushed the stripper ticket into her hand.

“Are you sure?” the stripper asked confused, looking at the ticket in her hand.

“Just fetching a friend. Tall, blond, sexy, drunk...” Blake started to explain.

“Over there,” the stripper pointed Blake towards the VIP room.

Blake made her way over to Xander and stood in front of him with her hands on her hips.

The three strippers looked at her uncomfortable and then at Xander.

“I think your girlfriend is here,” one stripper’s words brought Xander to reality.

Xander looked at Blake with a smile on his face, “you are wearing way too much clothing.”

“Let’s go,” Blake demanded.

‘Why? So that you can un mate?’ Xander mind linked her.

‘Yes. It is for the best,’ Blake mind linked him with a serious look on her face.

“Give us some space, please,” she told the strippers off.

As the strippers tried to leave Xander pulled them back onto his lap, “I will say when I am done with you.” Xander knew that Blake had to reject him out loud and knew that she won’t do it in front of humans.

“Please don’t do this,” Blake pleaded.

“Look who is pleading now,” Xander laughed before burying his face into one of the stripper's chests.

“Fine,” Blake said and then continued in a mind link, ‘if you don’t follow me out, I will go f*ck the life out of Jnr.’ Blake started to make her way out of the club and was relieved to find Xander running after her by the time she was outside.

“Where is your car keys?” Blake asked, holding out her hand.

Xander smiled at her with his drunk face as he took out the keys to the Ford mustang and handed it over to her, their hands brushing against each other. The skin contacted sending sparks through the both of them. Their souls longed to be together even though their minds were stubborn.

“Can we go to my family residence, the castle before we un mate?” Xander requested.

“Why?” Blake asked as she sped off.

“Because my heart and soul might not be able to take any more torture and I would like to drown in the ocean,” Xander moped.

Blake just rolled her eyes at him.

Thirty minutes later they pulled up to the castle and Blake turned to face Xander to un mate with him right there and then.

“Are you kidding me?” Blake exclaimed out loud when she saw that Xander was passed out.

‘Please buy it, please buy it,’ Xander thought, desperately needing time to make a plan to keep her as his mate. He didn’t know why but he wanted no one else.

Blake reached out and swiped a piece of hair from his forehead, “what am I going to do.”

Xander wanted to answer her, ‘choose me,’ but he knew if he responded she will just end up un-mating with him.

Blake took out her phone and booked an Uber. Blake left Xander in the car and left for her own apartment.

On her way to her apartment her mind was raising, ‘I owe Xander nothing. My family has a contract with this family. I will stay with Jnr. Jnr is a good man and deserves to be happy.’

Blake got to her apartment and snuggled back into bed.

“Where have you been?” Jnr inquired, wrapping his arms around her.

“A walk,” Blake said and snuggled into his arms, noticing that his scent was different from Xander.