บททั้งหมดของ Mated to Three Handsome Nightmares: บทที่ 161 - บทที่ 167

Lyra's POVI choked down a swallow, my throat parched. "I'll speak to him," I said at last, attempting to sound positive. "Today."Kate raised an eyebrow, unmoved. "That's what you always say."She strode to the door and flung it open, giving me icy eyes over her shoulder. "Words are cheap, Ravenna."And she was gone, the door closing softly behind her.The silence that she left in the room remained. I sat on the chair beside the window, my hands resting on my knees.Kira gazed at me and then started talking. "I'd like to give you some advice," she whispered, her voice gentler than Kate's, nearly guardian-like.I watched her warily. "Advice?"She shook her head. "Kevin has made you feel a great deal of evil, first in your last life and now in your current one. You can't let him ruin what you've built here now, not with Orion. Whatever it is that Orion plans to do to Kevin, you have to keep out of it."My heart tightened at the sound of his name. He was a ghost who could not remain sil

Lyra's POVKira exhaled heavily, her lips pressing into a thin line. Kate shook her head, her voice softening. “I feel sorry for him.”The chest pain grew stronger. I hugged my arms around myself. "I wish things were different," I breathed. "I wish I were with Keto, instead. He doesn't deserve this." Kate's face grew gentle, compassion shining from her eyes. She gave my hand a little squeeze.But Kira leaned forward, her voice steady, focused. "Listen to me. Don't let guilt overwhelm you. Keto is strong. He'll get past this, even if it hurts now. But you, you need to keep your head straight."I shut my eyes, felt her words deep within me. My chest tightened. "I just don't want to lose anyone," I whispered.Kira smiled faintly, sadly. "Sometimes loss is inevitable. But don't kill yourself trying to avoid it. You'll be fine."Her words hurt me, but there was comfort in them as well.Kate stood, leaning over slightly as if trying to shake the weight out of the air. "Currently, Ravenna,

Lyra's POVThen, with a flick of her braid, she was gone, leaving the room strangely quiet.The smile slowly faded from my face as her footsteps retreated down the hall. I leaned back in my chair, staring outside through the window, and her words echoed in my head.I would not like to be alone without a man tonight.Kate needed to fill the void within her with Keto. What about me then?Not after the whirlwind of emotions with Keto, Kevin, and all that Orion had seen in my eyes prior to that.My gaze drifted to the door. My heart began to pound faster.I knew where I was headed.More slowly, I stood and crossed to my closet. My fingers hesitated for a second before pulling out a piece of lingerie, red silk as rich as the room's curtains.I pressed it against myself, my breathing uneven, before dressing.Over it, I drew on a plain nightgown, something respectable enough to cover what lay beneath.I saw myself in the mirror, the high points of my cheeks warm with red. Fear and desire war