“Yes, why?”
“I need you to really think about it. You hated Brandon. Your entire childhood, throughout school, yet you mated him.” She looked at me. “Why do you think that is?”
“At the time? Because I knew I was meant to be with him and nothing mattered before we were mated, only after.”
She nodded. “Exactly.” She poked me. “All this bull won’t matter. As the goddess tells us, what happened before the mate bond snaps in place fades away, because we are beholden to no one until our mate.” She kissed me. “You are over thinking again.”
I just sighed. She was right. “Fine. You’re right.” I shut my laptop and stretched my neck. “What time is it, anyway?”
“Way past your bedtime.” She looked at the clock. “You have three hours to sleep before you have to go to work.” I groaned.
“I’m not go
