I stared at him, feeling momentarily fazed.
I had no idea why he was here, or why he was saying such things.
"Soren, what nonsense are you talking about?" Dad was the first to react. He swerved toward the security guards and barked, "Get him out of here!"
But Soren pushed the guards aside and rushed straight toward me.
"Lyra, you can't do this to me!" he pleaded, his eyes filled with despair. "How could you leave me and marry someone else? You're mine… You've always been mine!"
I stared at him coldly, completely unfazed.
Theodore immediately stepped in front of me, trying to shield me. I gently patted his shoulder, signalling that I could handle this myself.
"Soren, have you forgotten that we've already broken up?" I asked icily.
He froze, as if he couldn't believe what he'd just heard.
"Why?" he blurted out, looking somewhat frantic. "Was it because of Thea? But I already got rid of her! I'll never see her again. Please forgive me, okay?"
I stared at him, realizing ho
