Ariana
Ariana stiffened.
She hadn't heard him enter.
She turned slowly.
He stood near the far wall, watching her like he had been there all along.
Like he had been waiting.
Her stomach tightened.
"What did you do to me?" she asked, her voice shaking slightly despite her effort to stay calm.
Rowan stepped closer, his movements slow, controlled.
"I didn't do anything," he said. "This was already set in motion."
"That's a lie," Ariana snapped weakly. "Everything about this is wrong."
Rowan stopped in front of her.
Close enough that she could feel the heat of his presence.
Close enough that it made her breathing uneven.
"Is it?" he asked quietly, you have said this countless times.
Ariana's jaw tightened.
"I have a mate," she said.
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