Violet's pov
"Who's there?" I heard someone calling out from somewhere inside the cottage.
Definitely a lady's voice.
I panicked.
My chest pounded in fright.
Who?
Could it be his mother? I wondered.
A thief?
My body jolted forward at the sudden realization of who the lady could be.
His mistress?
I bit my lips in anger, almost drawing blood.
"His mate indeed." I scoffed.
"Who's there?" I heard her call out again.
Swiping angrily at the tears that trickled down my face, I fought the urge to crumple at the exhaustion that hits my body.
Everything had been a lie.
I was a fool for beginning to think I was something.
For starting to open up and believe Xaden.
I beat my chest, trying to still the pains that groped me. Mira's voice echoed in my head.
Nothing.
I was nothing. I r
