KAMILA’S POV

"I thought you wanted nothing to do with me anymore. I'm the villain in your story, remember?" I say, my voice icy as I glare at him.

Yet all I really want is to draw closer to him and reconcile. I long for his embrace, for the closeness we once had, to put all this madness behind us.

"I can hardly ignore you for so long. You're my mate, after all," he replies with a strained smile.

I can tell he's got something heavy on his mind, something that warrants a long-ass ...