Princess Ana's pov
"What about my mate?"
That had my father stopping, yet he didn't stop to look at me. I knew I reminded him of my mother. How dare he do that to me when he had happy moments with his mate. Prince Rivers wasn't my mate, and if he was going to do this, my mate would die of heartbreak.
"If he existed, he would be here." He said coldly.
"But he is somewhere. If he finds out I am mated… he will die of heartbreak. I will die of heartbreak."
"You won't. If you haven't, you won't." He said more to himself than to me. It sounded convincing, alright.
"But.."
"My word is final."
The word bitter weighed upon me like a thick blanket as I watched my father walk away without an ounce of remorse for bestowing such a hard decision on me.
He left me to deal with the situation alo
