Melissa’s (Gabriella’s Pov)
I followed as he led the way to his mansion. It stood some distance from the dungeon, and I couldn't tell what reasons he had. He liked to walk as he gazed around at intervals, muttering words I couldn’t hear with the nonchalance of a child who had yet to see the world. It proved difficult to believe that someone such as him who would rip your head from your neck, if not given ample reasons, would gaze around like that.
“What are we going to do now, Gabriella?” I knew Lyra wanted to make fun of me as she asked that question with my new name.
“We’ll see what he has to offer us in his castle and what we can offer him,” I said as I stole glances at him.
He looked occupied, even with the man who followed us.
“That should be his beta,” I said to myself as he f
