Rio POV
“I'm at a loss for words for all the things I wanted to apologize to you for. First, for blaming you for your mother's death. That was stupid of me.”
Those were her father's words. This had me clenching my teeth. Preventing me from severing his throat with my razor-sharp claws. How could he do that? How could he blame her for killing her mother? I wasn’t there that day and even I wouldn’t have blamed her for such.
The more he spoke, the harder it became to keep Michael at bay.
I could feel all of my mate's emotions overpowering me. It didn’t help that I was standing so close to her. It was like pouring fuel into an already blazing inferno. Her emotions became ten times as powerful. How was this possible? We haven't mated yet, but I could sense her.
“Mercury, please accept
