"Your mate?"
I ask, my mask getting unveiled for a few seconds before I cover it up.
Clearing my throat, I asked him to clarify.
"I don't...understand Alpha..."
He looks up, keeping aside the papers and giving me his undivided attention.
He gaze was contemplating, and I feel uncomfortable in my seat.
"You were rejected, your wolf is out of the picture, and I desperately need a mate. So yes, I offer you to pretend to be my mate."
I look at him in disbelief. He just met me; how can he offer something like this without even knowing me?
"Pretend, you say?"
He c***s his eyebrow, moving his face closer to mine.
"Yes, pretend, unless you want to be my mate in real."
I move my head in a no, giving him a look of incredulity.
"But why? And why me? I am sure other she wolves must be dying
