"Well, yesterday, I asked her if she would be following me to the crowning ceremony, and she said no. As my mate, isn't it her obligation to follow me to such an important event like this one?" Alex asked elder Patrick, whose face was still contorted in anger.

"So since your mate didn't accept to follow you, you decided to bring your mistress to the mating ceremony?" Elder Patrick asked Alex, his tone laced with anger.

" She's not my mistress; she's just a friend," Alex said to Elder, who scoffed at him.

"She's your friend, and yet you just kissed her some minutes ago, and since when both of...