ARES’ POV
I had been watching her all day.
From the moment those princes had publicly announced her as their mate, I couldn’t breathe. I still remembered standing at a distance, watching them bring her to the middle. The fact that they even touched her made my blood boil. Rage filled me when I saw the way they stood beside her.
I wasn’t supposed to be in that position, not them.
My jaw locked so tight, my teeth began to ache as the word mate echoed throughout the hallway. Mate, that single word burned into my skin like acid. The jealousy didn’t just come and go. It lingered in my chest, the ache settling in my nerves.
When the crowd began to disperse, I followed them. I wasn’t close enough to notice, but close enough that they remained in my line of sight. I watched, the ache in my ch
