Chapter 44

Hector frowned slightly and spoke in a cold, hard voice. "Kaza just said that you had a relationship with him and almost became his mate... I want your explanation." "What did you say? Relationship? Mate?" I was so surprised that I stammered. "Is that all he told you?" "What else?" "No, absolutely not!" I raised two fingers and said piously, "I swear to the Moon Goddess that I have nothing to do with him! If I lie, my mate will die in his boots!" Not only was Hector not happy, but his face darkened. I didn't know why he was unhappy. He's just my ex-mate, please. "Well... he didn't say anything else except these messy words?" I asked cautiously. "No." "That's good." I heaved a sigh of relief. Damn it, Kaza actually fooled me...But he didn't reveal my identity, which is quite righteous. Hector suddenly approa