GABRIELLA'S POV
Catrina gazes out the wide window, her voice wistful. "I wish I was out there, so they can see me in this beautiful dress." Her eyes are fixed on the three distant figures of the vampire kings heading towards the entrance of the main palace.
All I feel is bitterness. I have no desire to see them, not after their cruel rejection. My heart is broken, but I know that real pain will come soon when they will transfer the mate bond to Catrina. I still haven't figured out how to tell Catrina that I am their mate, not her. That it's my blood that I submitted to the palace, not hers. It seems pointless to keep it a secret since she will find out soon enough. I'll have to negotiate with her to keep my position as her servant after the mate bond is transferred.
Catrina sighs, stil
