She Can't Be Your Mate novel Chapter 75

"Why haven't you rejected me yet? I thought you were going to reject me."

"Reject you?" It wasn't ever even an idea. "No. You're mine. You're my mate. Not anyone else's. I'm not letting you go." A tear escaped her cheek but I stopped it from traveling any further with my rough thumb. I slowly started to lean in as she picked her head up. We were inches apart before she pulled back.

"I-I can't. Oliver's my boyfriend. I can't cheat on him." I clenched my jaw and looked at the sea. I was livid.

"You never officially broke up with me until today. You were dating him while we were still dating?" Devina flinched back and furrowed her perfect eyebrows.

"You cheated on me, Zane! You were with that witch for a year!" I closed my eyes.

"I know. I know. I'm sorry. I just need to get used to all this.

"I got into USC." She softly spoke after a few minutes of comfortable silence.

"Dylan told me. Congratulations." I grinned. "I'm proud of you."

"I also got adopted by Gwen. She's amazing she got me a car last Wednesday. She's not rich, you know, but she always finds money to spend on me in some way. She's a wonderful woman. I wish one day I'll be like her."

"You're amazing too. You're beautiful." I tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ears and for once she didn't push me away.

"She got me a beta fish too." She laughed and leaned into my touch. "His names Tank." I grinned as she talked about her life. It sounded perfect.

"You- you look thin." I finally spoke. Her shoulders tensed as if the words froze her whole entire body. "You've been eating right? You're healthy?"

"I-" She paused, trying to find the right words to say. "I've been pretty busy lately. With school and colleges and everything like that. And with my job too. A lot of stress." She spoke, not entirely telling me she had been eating and not saying that she hasn't.

"Devina you have to eat." She looked away.