NovelEnglishChapter 0231
Gavin: Sorry | couldn’t cover last night. I'd like to see you tonight though. Dinner tonight?
| couldn’t help the smile that lit up my face. | pressed the reply button and typed out my own message.
Me: That sounds great!
| pressed send and then | quickly got out of bed. I didn’t bother changing out of my pajamas as | left my room
and went down the stairs and towards the kitchen. My stomach was growling considering | hadn't eaten last
night. | hoped Chester was well enough to cook breakfast; if not, | guess Ill just have to cook it myself.
| was honestly surprised when | saw him hard at work in the kitchen. There was no one else with him though. |
glanced around the kitchen, wondering where the kitchen adds were but when | didn’t see them, my eyes found
Chester's. He had paused his movements behind the counter, and | could see that he was contemplating asking
“Where is everybody?” | asked as | walked towards the breakfast nook and took a seat.
“I told them | wanted sspace today and to take the day off,” he told me, without even glancing in my
direction.
| watched him as he moved effortlessly around the kitchen
“Is everything okay?” | asked, raising my brows at him.
He finished plating the food and then he slid it across the counter and in my direction. He was quiet as he walked
over to the coffee pot and started to pour sinto a mug for me. At first, | didn’t think he was going to answer
my question. But then he broughtthe coffee, along with the sweeteners and cream, and he leaned against
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“Can | ask you a question?” He asked.
| nodded and started to sweeten my coffee and poor cream into the black elixir.
“Of course,” | answered.
| was honestly just glad that someone was at least talking to me. | would answer any question he had forat
this point.
“You're 20, right?” he asked.
| glanced up at him and nodded.
“Yes,” | answered. “Why?”
“Usually, people find their mates at the age of 18,” he murmured.
| held up my hand to stop him.
“That's a myth,” | told him. “You can find your mate at any stage of life. It doesn’t have ot be at 18.”
“How old is too old?”
| furrowed my brows.
“I don’t believe there is such a thing as too old,” | told him
“But 35?” He asked.
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1 took a sip of my coffee, eyeing him carefully over the rim before | set the coffee mug down. I licked my lips and
picked up my fork. Chester made the world’s fluffiest pancakes and the most delicious bacon | had ever seen. My
mouth was watering at the sight of the food.
“That's not very old,” | told him. “And as | said, you can find your mate at any age.”
He was quiet for a moment longer and | took that as an opportunity to start eating. | nearly moaned as the
flavors burst in my mouth, and it made him chuckle and shake his head. It was good to see him smiling after
yesterday, even if it was brief.
| picked up my coffee to take another sip.
“Have you ever found yours?” He suddenly asked, makingchoke and gag on the coffee. | spit sonto the
counter without meaning to and it made him jump back. He quickly grabbed snapkins to wipe the spill. “Are
you okay?”
“Yeah,” | said between coughs. “I'm fine. Just tookby surprise is all...
He looked atsheepishly as he threw the napkins away.
“Sorry,” he murmured.
| shook my head and waved off his apology.
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“Don’t be, it's okay,” | told him as | settled myself back down. | took a deep breath and met his eyes; | didn’t
want to lie to him. Besides, it didn’t matter anymore. The cat was out of the bag... Irene knew the truth and she
was honestly the only one | didn’t want to know about this. Chester lived in this mansion, which meant he saw
almost everything. He knew about my relationship with Gavin, so didn’t matter if he knew even more details.
“Yes...” | finally answered.
He glanced up atwith a frownL
“What?”
“I found my mate,” | told him. “When | was 18. | had known him for a long tprior and admittedly, I've always
had a little crush on him throughout our childhood. We are from the spack... so we were always around each
other. When | turned 18 we discovered that we were mates and then he markedalmost right away.
I brushed the hair away from my neck to show him my mark and he gasped when he saw.
“You've been marked?” He asked, his eyes wide with horror.
| nodded and sighed.
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“Yes,” | replied out loud. | stared down at my plate, a wave of sadness washing over me.“We were supposed to
get married.”
“So, why didn’t you?” He asked. “What happened?”
1 bit my lower lip, remaining quiet for a moment, and then looked up at him.
“He leftfor Gavn’s daughter. ”
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