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"W—what?" The confusion on my face definitely seeped into my voice. He wanted to reject me? But—but why? After what we had just shared? After kissing me like that? Looking at me like I was the only one for him? Or was all of that just the mate bond between us playing it's usual tricks on us? He gave me a sympathetic look that somehow grew the annoyance inside me. How dare he look like this hurt him in any way? Especially after treating me like this. Damien inched closer to me. "Look, I don't want to do this—I mean, actually I do. I don't have a choice—"I couldn't stop myself from cutting him off. What did he mean by he doesn't have a choice? Everything he'd done to me was all his decision. He'd been the one to kill me himself. That day flashed in the back of my mind, and my skin felt ice cold. He was still holding me, but the touch felt like hot lava melting a

As I walked with my head held as high as I could muster to Damien's office, I felt a multitude of emotions. I knew he was going to call me. Why? The Serpent. A small smile lined my lips when I thought about the message I had received earlier this morning, just before the first rays of the sun had shone through. The bastard was still hell bent on me killing Lily and Damien's unborn child, and I wouldn't deny that the idea was beginning to take a little bit of root in me. Damien's words last night had solidified it. With his child gone, he would be less inclined to end our mate bond as quickly as he wished, and get mated with Lily instead. But thankfully I could push that thought to the back of my mind after I received his message. When I got to the door to Damien's office, I took a moment to breath in huge gulps of air, before pushing it open

The shock I got from his words caused me to eye the window again, with renewed interest. Wouldn't it be better to take my chances with that window? It wasn't that high. I would probably end up badly bruised, but it would be a better outcome than what this creature was asking of me. Kill Alpha Chris Vale? Even if by some unforeseen circumstances—which was very unlikely—I managed to get close enough to the alpha, to kill him, my head would come off immediately. Susan would flat my skin, until only my bones would be left to beg for mercy. There wasn't s crueler punishment in all the kingdoms that what would be done to me. And that was only if I made it out alive. Did these creatures even know what they were asking of me? I opened my mouth, and closed it again, unsure of what to even say. How do I say that I couldn't do what they asked, because I would lose my head as well? It wasn't

It felt like days before someone else came to my room again, although it was probably just a few hours. In that time, I had slept, woken up with a headache that made my head feel like it was on fire, and passed out after. Or at least that was what I thought I did. It could have been a dream, but everything was too jumbled up in my head. I kept on feeling like I was reliving the incident, like a loop—me jumping out of the window, with an angry mage glaring at me from behind. I still remembered the pressure on my legs like it was happening right then again, and everything I did, I wanted to crawl into my skin and remain there. The next person that came to see me wasn't Susan, with her loathing glare, but Runa, my lady in waiting. I couldn't help the sigh of relief I managed to exhale weakly, when I opened my eyes and met her worried face. A small smile lined my lips, but I tried to sit up, I remembered th

Dark brooding eyes met mine that looked like they would burn me to the ground if I wasn't already lying half decapitated on the bed. My eyes widened as Damien took closer steps towards, walking so slowly that the moment seemed to stretch into forever. My lips parted, then closed again because no words could come out. Finally, after what felt like forever, Damien was standing right in front of my eyes—by my bed, his hand moving towards me. I flinched when his fingers grazed my face, and it was his turn to have a wide eyed look. To my surprise, he spoke first. "How are you doing, Madeline. I—I'm sorry, I should have come to see you much sooner."What? There were no words to describe the shocked look on my face, because this was the last thing I expected to hear from my mate. I turned to Runa, but Damien beat me to it, his face softening a bit. "You can leave us now."The hardness of his alpha tone