Alpha Thane's POV.
Truth be told.
I never wanted any of this to happen, but my mate gave me no choice. Yesterday, she proved how much she wasn't willing to let go of the past, her grudges against me. She chooses to show this just at the moment I was thinking of stepping up our relationship.
I don't regret inviting Alma to the Castle at least, I have someone to help take my mind off Princess Larissa. I saw how she was looking at me back then when I crossed over to Alma in the courtyard, took her hand, and kissed it. My mate's eyes had widened, and I knew how much it would hurt her. Yes, I wanted her to be hurt, exactly the way she'd hurt me with her words at breakfast yesterday.
This afternoon after Alma's arrival, for the life of me I still can't take my eyes off my mate, the red dre
