Mine to Give, Not Yours to Take
his voice lowered, “if you apologize for your recent behavior, I will take the seal back. I will still acknowledge you, and we can continue with our original plan for the mate bonding ritual. I will even buy you a bigger ring.”
Sapphire’s eyes widened with shock, and she glared at me with hatred. I only looked at Jonah. He had handed the Council’s most powerful token to a secretary with ordinary abilities just to make me apologize and admit defeat. He still believed I would compromise, the same way I always had.