ALIONA'S POV
What was that saying again? Reduce your expectation to zero. Maybe, minus one to be on a safer side.
I held my breath, my insides squirming with the urge to spread my lips in a grin. Was Zane saving me from Sophia? Did he suddenly change his mind, and want to see me as his mate?
Then, almost immediately he dropped a stunned Sophia's hand, gently. A scowl resting on his face. “Aliona you must think highly of yourself , to think I'm going to be your knight in shining armour right? Think again!” He paused, holding Sophia's gaze. “Actually I think she deserves something worse than smacking her, and letting it slide,”
Sophia beamed. “Oh sweetheart, you're welcome to suggest anything to make her beg,” Her tone seethed with disdain.
A ner worked in Zane's jaw. “Fine, go on y
