She knows she was mated to me, and I know the same. Our bodies and wolves are connected. If I kill her at this point, I'll slowly die of the loss of a part of me. I'll be weaker and I'll be the perfect prey for whoever wants to attack the prince.

"I was so scared and didn't know what to say when I found out because you are a person of a way higher rank and I was just your newly assigned servant. I tried to keep it a secret from you, but I couldn't bear to see you die. I was ...