Aadhira faced his new mate. How ironic it sounded to her own ears. New mate. It would be like day-1 with Arnav, only this time it won't be him but this stranger whose name she didn't even know, yet.

He sat across her, maintaining as much distance as he could with her. On the other hand, she had recently eaten food, at her friend's insistence, and partly because she was really hungry.

"I've been told that you ran away from your previous place." He spoke gently after a small pause. His voice sounded manly yet soft.

'That's it? This is the first thing he had to say to her? No...