Aria’s POV
He hid it well, but it was there—thrumming just beneath the surface. “Alright,” he said at last. “I won’t.”
I swallowed hard. He said he wouldn't. The silence between us stretched for so long, I started to wonder if he was even still breathing. I glanced at him. His left eye twitched. Was that anger I sense? s**t. I looked away, focusing on the IV needle in my arm.
“No matter how much kindness you’re showing me now, I’ll never accept you, Rowan Frostbite.” I wasn't going to formally reject him either. I was going to wait until they were complete. That was the rule. “You let Darius humiliate me. You stood there and watched it happen. You didn’t defend me. And then, you prepared to demote me. Your mate. Your own mate.” My voice cracked. “I can’t be with a man who doesn’t want m
