For a moment—
Iva couldn’t breathe.
The words echoed in her mind, over and over again, each repetition cutting deeper than the last.
His mate.
His fiancée.
Her fingers tightened instinctively around the edge of the door, her knuckles turning white as she forced herself to stay standing, to stay composed, even as something inside her began to crack.
No.
She couldn’t fall apart in front of her.
Not like this.
Not in front of her.
“I… Caleb is not here,” Iva managed to say finally, her voice quieter than usual, but steady enough to hold.
Sonia’s eyes narrowed slightly, irritation flashing across her features as she crossed her arms.
“Of course he’s not… I will need to ask King William as he is not picking up my calls ,” she said with a sharp exhale, rolling her eyes. “He has respo
