Hiram's POV
“Well, that is about to change now.” Riya gulped and took in a long shaky breath before breaking the iceberg.
“I don't want to be your mate anymore. Let's end things between us. Let's end our deal.”
I c****d my head and stared at her in a comical manner. She was joking, wasn't she? End the deal? She had to be kidding.
“Are you shitting me right now?”
“I'm not.” She blinked repeatedly, trying to hold back the tears that welled up in her eyes. As I stared back at her eyes, I felt as though I could see through her. As if I could see how much what I had done had broken her so bad.
I hated that I had hurt her this way. But I wished she would give me the chance to explain myself better and fix things between us. I wished she would stop being so difficult.
“I know I was foolis
