Elin's POV

Saira's words left me frozen, breaking my heart into pieces.

She was right. I was just a pawn, after all.

Even though Saira was picked by Lucas for Aaron, she was still gonna be his official, legitimate wife. And I? Was I really just that man's tool for pleasure?

Aaron would eventually mate with Saira, mark her, and have children with her, and I would get tossed aside like garbage?

A wave of crushing insecurity and sadness hit me so hard that I felt like I couldn't breathe.

But I ...