~Laslo~ She can't be serious! Is she really going to deny me over someone she has never met? This makes absolutely no sense to me. I'm here! I'm strong and an Alpha, for f**k's sake, but here she is, denying me. The entire concept of fated mates is ridiculous to me, and I found out firsthand just how ridiculous it can be. My father was my mother's fated mate, which got them nowhere. He was a warrior, and my mom is of Beta blood. When they met, my mother was ecstatic. She always wanted her fated mate and had been waiting to find him since she came of age. Mom went to a mating ball one year and found her mate there. She always told me how handsome he was, how much I look like him. They had an amazing time, dancing the night away. Mom was so swept up in it all that she didn't consider that