No matter what, this is not my problem, is it?
Marian mused as she watched Dorien, her eyes not quite meeting his, but not looking away from him either.
I haven’t done anything here.
I didn’t cause any of this.
It’s not like Dorien and I were mated, and I stepped out on him with his brother.
We were already done, and HE was the one who broke us up.
I never knew Reyland.
I didn’t target him.
I wasn’t looking to have anything to do with Dax or any member of his family.
I was supposed to leave, today.
Get here, spend time with my father, do my duty to my mother and Jake.
And get out.
But in the end…I couldn’t do any of these things.
Not a single one.
Her pulse quickened as her heart sank for a moment, as she reminded herself of everything that had brought her to the present mom
