VAUGHN’S POV.
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Rivenna was far more than my expectations.
she was the most enchanting woman I had ever seen, her words alone breaking each careful wall I had planted to keep my beast at bay.
Yet my beast was no match for her. Yet I felt like I my beast found an equal that could calm my soul.
I should not have given in to her pleas. I shouldn’t have marked her when I knew this was just a marriage of convenience.
She felt nothing for me, held a wall up to her heart, and didn't trust me, didn’t trust anyone.
I could see the fear in her eyes, especially when she told me she didn’t want to be marked.
And yet, f**k, Rivenna Osborn was a phenomenon that I wanted to get lost in.
I hadn’t hesitated when I heard her telepathic scream for help, a call for help that only I could res
