Andromeda couldn't move. She couldn't speak. Thorold's grip on her wrist was so tight it felt like her bones might snap. Her heart pounded against her ribs, her breath coming in short gasps. Was this it? Was this the moment she got exposed?
"I... I—" she stammered, her mind racing for an escape, an excuse, anything that could save her.
Thorold's dark eyes narrowed, his grip tightening. "You stole?"
Andromeda's eyes widened in shock. He thought she stole? Of course, he would. How could she explain that the necklace and wrist beads were hers to begin with? That they belonged to her, not to some alpha princess he believed she was robbing from?
Thorold let out a harsh sigh, shaking his head. "Do you even know what you're holding? I got that for the alpha princess. It’s worth more t
