20. BETRAYAL AND DARKNESS

VALERIA

"Really? I thought I heard you murmuring something," she approached me with suspicion.

"No, I was just thinking out loud. Did you manage to sort things out with your boyfriend?"

I descended the steps and found her sitting on the last one, suddenly bursting into tears.

Between sobs, she confessed her struggles with her mate and her parents—being the Alpha’s daughter wasn’t easy.

"Don't be like that. There’s got to be a solution. Don’t you have anyone who supports you? Maybe a sister?"

"No! Why are you asking me if I have a sister?!" she snapped, lifting her gaze defensively.

"I mean... Sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude. All of this has me really nervous. And no, I don’t have a sister or anyone else."

I nodded, though her reaction felt strangely defensive for such a simple question.

"Oh no, it’s way too late! My parents will kill me, and the King must be furious searching for you! Let’s go, let’s go now!"

She shifted from distress to panic, grabbing my hand and practically draggin
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