Chap-123*The Vile Mate*

Atticus Snow: "You can't do this to me," she began to cry in front of me, refusing to acknowledge that this was the plan we had agreed upon. Enzo stood awkwardly beside us, glancing around, fully aware of what I was about to do. "Rosalie," I rolled my eyes and urged her to stop protesting, "we made this plan together. Now please, quiet down and let's get it over with." She kept trying to persuade me not to reject her, but there was no way I could keep her with me and make Cynthia uncomfortable. It wouldn't make any sense, and I'd feel like a fool. I didn't want to be like Zeon Holt. He might cheat on his partners, but I would never do that to Cynthia, especially not after convincing myself to trust her words. "I, Alpha King Atticus, reject you as my mate, Rosalie," I stated firmly, maintaining eye contact with her. She looked as though she'd been struck with a silver knife. The pain would linger for a while, but it would eventually heal because we were never fated mates. It was a mutua