The next day, Adrian hurried back to the villa still covered in the coldness from last night, and he found me standing there with no expression at all.He was feeling somewhat uneasy. Maybe he felt the faint tremor in our mate bond. He pretended to casually undo a few buttons on his shirt."Selena, didn't I tell you not to wait for me?" He opened his arms, clearly expecting me to step into his embrace, but I turned and avoided him.My emotions had become deathly still, and even Adrian seemed weighed down by that silence. I was standing right in front of him, but he could feel a distance that he couldn't explain, as if I was slowly fading from his territory."Selena, I know I've neglected you these past few days," His voice carried a hint of rare guilt. "The day after tomorrow is your birthday. I promise I'll cancel all the Elders' Council meetings that day and spend it with you, alright?"I forced out a faint smile. That smile on my extremely pale face looked so much more depressi
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