Madeline POV As I was leaving my bathroom, towel-drying my freshly washed hair, I heard a knock on my bedroom door. “It’s open!” I shouted, striding towards it. Alina entered gingerly and gave me a warm smile. She walked over to my bed and sat at the edge as her grin grew. “What? Do you know something I don’t? Did the vampire confess to not being Arius’ warrior? Did Logan speak to Arius?” All my questions came barrelling out all at once and Alina chuckled. My hair no longer interested me, so I threw the towel over the door and faced her. “Yes, he confessed. It seems your mate managed to persuade Logan that he had nothing to do with the attack,” Alina said with a toothy grin and my heart flipped in my chest. I let out a long sigh of relief as all the anxiety I had been feeling for hours

