ia'
one I love," I
n the atmosphere-a heavy pull th
d,. "Sovia Henric, is
past life. Mistakes were meant
arm. His body went stiff for a mo
ng hard as she stared at the bo
hand and bit hard against his lip, cl
veryone is waiting for us d
e a slow, de
d me, his fingers pressing into my
re so
had bluntly told me he would kill me if I cr
paused, choosing my words carefully. "I've fo
loomed from the back of my neck and shot down my
icity. When I glanced up, his
eir auras clashing like thunderheads. I
e craved control- bendin
er brother?" Janova's voice dropped
uiet triumph. At leas
essed against Zadekiah's chest, letting my body mo
ill not understand? I've
carefully composed mask fractured. He dragg
been busy with court duties-" He gestured sharply, forcing calm into h
state knew how foolishly in love I had been. Remembering
ly why I've l
ooless gone. "Sovia, don't you know who my brother i
at worke
d, nevoursly twsiting
ce a low rumble inside my ear.
ing myself for irritation. Instead, I found a
ate games," I mummured, "You
dying me intently. "Are
ved with quiet defiance. "Princ
outh, but I w
rist and hurled me
her, I don't know what games you are playing. E
to his pockets. "Leave her?" His legs
orn enemies, but this was the first time
ied him all his life, and that such a person woul
nsider. What if the narrative of Zadekiah being a m
was simply
mind her manners." He darted his gaze toward me a
en. He said that
our past life, he was th
attitude was not
taken, I think
t flaring like dark wings. His pine-musk scent lingering, teasing my wolf e
now. Please take c
e, like poison. It felt deliberate-as if Blo
rept over his lips as he watched her leave. The wa
faded leaving j
d his jacket off and draped it around my shoulders. "It's al
nd suffocating, like overripe flowers
ling it higher around my
u going near my brother
are?" I s
eadable flashed across his f
re you tal
knocked his hand off. The coat slid
nterest in being your mate. I w
his upper teeth and smiled, but th
sed. "I got you your birthday present if
ed to
eathed. "I've already rejected the eng
and grabbed the back of my neck-not t
one you love is me. And
, he closed his a
hing against his hold. He buried his nose
oaring in my ear drowne
o something dark and possessive. "I don't want you going nea
s. I would plead, apologize, do anythin
silence, bu
whispered, "Prince Janova, I
epped back. "We are no longer engaged. M
ning in his eyes. "But you had no problem hugging tha
ms I spoiled y
ac
nected with his cheeks.
flooded me. Instead, sweet relief rushed through my veins.
smile curved my lips. "I told
If you don't marry me, then who? My brother?" He chuckled, sh
y throat. Shock slammed into
ah had
er seen this i
re ly
Lady Blossom. Our father plans to unite the territor
caught my shoulder to keep me upright,
meant for me a
gainst the bile ri
ossom...then I would b
ge inside me, the sound e
Not
ate to the ground before I
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