Freya
The moment Valeria’s lips touched Adrian’s, my heart clenched. I turned away quickly, unable to watch.
It wasn’t like I didn’t see this coming. Their bond as fated mates was something that could never be broken.
I had known that from the start. It was a painful truth I could not run from, but knowing did not make the pain go away.
What was I, really? Just a contract mate. A temporary fill-in with no real right to say anything about any of this. How could I say anything, when the bond between Adrian and Valeria was written in the stars?
My heart hurt, but I pushed the pain down deep. I tried my best to look calm for Lily’s sake. She had been hiding behind me the whole time, still very scared of Valeria. She looked up at me with big, wide eyes.
“Daddy won’t agree! I’ll tell him n
