Chapter 9: Missing CHARLES POV A surge of pain erupted in my face as I clenched my teeth in anger. My hands were tightly fisted. My legs wobbled on the ground as waves of air flowed through my body. Tension and apprehension were all I felt as Ander's hands wrapped around my mate. Her bright smiles, capable of melting my heart in seconds, vanished the moment she laid eyes on me. Her eyes were sparkling with horror, and she was stunned. Iris removed his hands from hers. This wasn't the first time I had seen Ander with my mate. I often saw him bringing gifts for her before we had that conversation. It was that conversation that made me realise that, truly, he had plans for my mate. In infuriation, I scurried to where he was. My hands fisted together as the urge to punch him surg

