“I couldn't sleep because I need my mate.” She blurted out, making Brent smirked at her response but what followed next took him by surprise, or would he say, it broke the last tiny thread if self control he has been trying so hard to keep in check.

“And I don't need you because you're the Beta to the Alpha of the pack but because you're mine. My mate, my friend, my own companion and not because you wield some authority. I know I'm way below you so if you want to reject me now to avoid mockery at your end..” she paused, feeling a bile rising in her throat...