Mateo.

I’m not surprised, since I know she will be here to create issues after I murdered her partner.

I am amused by her folly. I’m doing my best not to get angry since I don’t want to murder her in front of my mate. After all, she just accepts me, and I don’t want her to think of me as unkind.

“Who exactly are you?” My mate inquires. This is her first encounter with her. “Why are you rejecting me?” I remain at her side, softly stroking her hand. “I’ve got this. Mateo, all you have to do is keep out of it. I must prove my worth.”

“Okay....