Aeron POV Maliya, what a lovely name. It was perfect for my mate, it rang bells in my head. And then she said something that completely crushed my soul, “I'm Morana’s daughter." I stared at her for a moment. Waiting for her to tell me this was a cruel joke. My face twisted in disgust as I sat up and turned away from her 'She's still our mate. And we won't hurt her.' Aero said quickly as I shook my head. She killed Morana. 'She's our mate. We need to protect her!' She killed Morana. 'She's our mate-' SHE KILLED MORANA. Areo was silent as I felt my body snap. Something in my mind turned the wrong way as I turned to face Maliya. She held herself tall but I could smell fear on her skin. But she lifted her chin and stared at me as if I was in the wrong. And for a moment all I could see

