Draven.
"Tell me this, how do you think you would have felt if you had discovered I was your mate back then, when things between us were unbearable? Would you have accepted me?"
She wrinkled her nose immediately and shook her head firmly, the expression on her face so unfiltered it nearly dragged a laugh out of me.
I couldn't help it, so I reached out and gave her nose a quick, playful pinch. "And what does that reaction mean?"
She swatted my hand away lightly, though amusement glimmered in her eyes. "It means I could never have dealt with a man like the past you."
"Oh?" I leaned back slightly, one brow arching. "And what exactly was wrong with the past me?"
She exhaled sharply, almost as if the list was endless. "You were arrogant, overly authoritative and mean. You seemed determined to say hurtful things just to break me. You made me feel as though you were on a mission to crush every ounce of dignity I had."
