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experience or run-in she has with you. She’s your mate. You want her to love you, not be afraid to be in the same space with you.”
    Turning his head, Thorsten shot his cousin a look. “Raya isn’t scared of me. She’s upset about this hedge fund mess, but I apologized to her so it’s over. She needs to understand that I’m the one in control, not her.”
    An exasperated sigh left Zander’s mouth. “You actually think it’s going to be that easy to win over your mate. I know Jax told me about your crazy deadline; I thought he was just kidding with me. You seriously believe all that animosity Raya has towards you will just go away in a cloud of smoke and she’ll accept you?”
    He was growing tired of hearing the doubt in everyone’s voice. His plan was going to work and once it did they would be the ones apologizing to him. Honestly, he thought the courting routine took way too long. Raya already knew about the entire family being vampires. Why should he wait for anything? She was his and he was going to claim her as fast as he could.
    “Why do I have to romance her?” Thorsten sighed, thinking about the time he would waste doing it Zander’s way. “Raya already knows about the meanings behind Sahara and Sabrina’s birthmarks. We both know she has one that will enforce her connection to me. It’s what make her my one and only mate.
    “All I have to do is see it and then explain what it means. She is also well aware of our curse. The ‘sleep of the dead’ shouldn’t be anything new to her. She’ll accept me because she wouldn’t want me to die from her lack of love.”
    Zander cursed under his breath and gave him a hard glare. “Thorsten, you’ve dated hundreds of women, human and non-human, over the past few centuries. How can you be so clueless about the opposite sex? Raya isn’t Sahara or my wife.
    “She hasn’t accepted you yet, and until she does with everything in her heart she can do anything she wants, which includes being with another man. There is no bond between the two of you. You can’t read her thoughts or feel her emotions because of her dislike towards you. It’s blocking your abilities to do these things.
    “Even when I was standing back there next to Jax, I felt the dislike she harbors for you. You need to listen to me and pay attention to my words. Thorsten, you better start a different approach with Raya and soon. No amount of your charm is going to win her over if you don’t show her. You can change your ways,” his cousin said, patting him on the shoulder. He then walked away, leaving him alone to think.
    He had to admit that Raya’s face didn’t light up when she turned around and saw him there behind her. She had come to Alpha Male Incorporated already upset with him over something else. Was Zander right?
    Could everything change drastically between him and Raya if he adopted a new attitude towards her? Did he actually have to approach her differently than he had done other women?
    Women still came up to him on a daily basis asking him out for coffee or something more, but he never accepted any of their blatant offers since finding Raya. She might not know it, but he was already mated to her in his mind. Vampires didn’t cheat on their mates once they found them, and being faithful was a huge part of their DNA.
    Raya wasn’t jumping through hoops to accept a date from him. He was beginning to believe his cousin might be right, and it might be time to come up with a new plan of action. However, he wasn’t too worried. Raya might be challenging and a bit strong-willed, but he was stubborn and in the end he would win out over her just as he was supposed to do.

Chapter Five
    Raya walked next to Jax across the parking lot, wondering why he was escorting her all the way to her car. She wasn’t in any danger that she knew. He had to have come out here with her for a totally different reason that hopefully didn’t involve talking about Thorsten.
    “Raya, I want to