Chapter 60

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 introduction, nothing! But the fact that I ran away?' Aadhira thought to herself. She continued to stare at him. Testing the water. She couldn't trust him, just like she didn't trust Arnav on their first encounter. But did she trust Arnav now? A thought came over her. "I am sorry! I...didn't want us to meet like this. You are my mate and the first thing I tell you is about your past! That is quite rude of me. I am so