Chapter 043
DARIUS
I watched Adrian pace back and forth across my room, his movements repetitive and agitated.
He had been doing this for the past ten minutes, and I had been ignoring him, focusing instead on the gift that had been delivered to my chambers earlier.
A letter.
"Who would send a letter as a gift?"
I unfolded the parchment carefully and began to read.
Darius,
Have you forgotten about our bond so easily? Have you truly convinced yourself that taking another Alpha as your mate will erase what we had?
Tell me, how does it feel to be mated to someone who is not your real mate? Does it bring you peace? Or does it leave you hollow and empty, knowing that you have settled for less than what the moon goddess intended for you?
You could have returned to me. You could have
