Valerio
“No. There is no way I’ll let her attend the party or any other upcoming event with you!” Selene snarled, pacing back and forth in her room. “She’s a ticking time bomb!”
“Selene, this is the only way to draw Carter out of hiding and prove to everyone that I haven’t lost my power, that I’m still in charge,” I said, rising from the bed and walking over to her.
I placed my hands on her shoulders, stopping her pacing. She sighed, crossed her arms, and avoided eye contact.
“Do you really want her gone?”
The sudden change of subject caught me off guard.
“I…”
“You made her seem so insignificant when you convinced my father of this mating. You made me believe you wanted her far away from you.”
“I do.”
“Then why did you offer her a place here?”
I lifted a hand to rub my eyes.
“Wh
