AZRIEL’S POV The morning had started like every other day since Paige left, or rather, since Emily told me she had betrayed me and vanished. I sat in my office, going through endless reports I barely cared to read. My patience has been short lately. My temper was worse and though I couldn’t explain it, my chest had been aching for weeks, like a missing heartbeat echoing inside me.I leaned back in my chair, rubbing my temples. The air in the room felt thick again, as if a shadow hung over me. It always did when Emily was near. I used to believe it was because of how deeply I cared for her. Now, I wasn’t sure what I felt at all. Lately, everything seemed… wrong.The people looked at me differently; the guards avoided my gaze, the maids trembled whenever Emily walked past, even Trevor and Renee were cold, distant, and I could sense their quiet anger. But for some reason, I couldn’t bring myself to care, or rather, something inside me wouldn’t let me. It was as if I was trapped behind a
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