na’

me with derision clear in her eyes. There is a haughty look on he

with me like this, Fiona.” She say

my eyes. Feeling exhausted,

here by choice. Now, t

clear that I was the only right choice there was. He was supposed to marry me, and w

sentment as she gives me

be good enough for m

at her terrible attitude. Stil

ominent bloodline. You probably could produce good heirs too. Yet, Micah decided to marry me despite all of th

st to save face. Micah has already left me for her in his

pite the King. It was never meant to be forever. Just a short

rds cause, her smile stretc

a deep

Micah’s true mate?” I ask her to try

nd I grip the edge

ears ago, but you wouldn’t know what that means considering you do

cause I don’t shift, and I lack a body scent. But everyone is w

sure that isn’t a delu

ried Micah. He is my fated mate. I felt as soon as she awaken

narrow, “That seems very convenient, if t

all you want and say he is your tru

he gleam in her eye tells me her next words

na rubs her hand down the small bump under her dress. “And you should know how important a child is to the royal family. T

ve her the satisfaction of seeing me crumple at the mention of the child. She

l married to me. If he remains married to me, the child th

bout this turn of events. But I refuse to let her get the upper han

look in her eyes, and she laughs cru

ven strong enough to come out and show him what is true. And you w

ething she shouldn’t. When, sits back in her chair, taking a deep breath an

e. See, you can have one person be in love, but a marriage is hard wh

f do you have of this grea

ld have warned me, but the blow t

hs ago, Tamed Passions reached out and offered me a lucrative package to come back to Alastair and

never get a chance to start my body scent line. I won’t even get a fair chance to fight for the investment she

n.” Rowena says, standing up and walking

d I look down to s

he has the

losing my eyes as the sound

ering. If you believe that you are done with your fits, then we can get on with things

he torturing me this way? I was a good wife to him, and we

way? He has already given the contract to Rowena, he is deceiving

sooner we get this over with, the sooner we can go on with our lives.” The words feel like shards of glass scraping my throat

to throw away everything that we’ve built because o

ith her.” I tell him, thinking back to her rubbin

with our marriage?” Micah say

ly, he is dece

t Gloucester and Harbinger’s law office so we can get

ret this decision.” Micah says

look at the clock, in twelve hours