(Briana POV)
After a night of tossing and turning and repeated attempts to mind-link with Tyra, I give up and get out of bed.
The key to a successful escape will be Aiden. He truly does seem to care about me, in his emotionally stunted way and I’m going to have to use that to my advantage. His mother rules him, without question, but I’m sure that with some careful handling I can manipulate him into giving me what I need.
The numbness has worn off and I’m a mess of guilt and heartache this morning. I will never make the mistake of trusting anyone again. Raul and Aiden, two vastly different men, were both mated to me and both betrayed me for another woman.
If I can’t even trust in the sanctity of the mating bond, it seems pointless to waste any more of my life on romantic entanglements. I will survive at all costs and get as far away from here as possible.
Considering how upset he was last night, I assume that Aiden will be in his study. I enter without knocking and my steps falter whe
