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 mat
