~ARIEL~

My hand tightens into a fist as I watch my mate, press his lips hungrily to his step-sister in a desperate, lingering kiss. The way he reaches for her like a drowning man clinging to a lifeline makes my stomach churn. It was difficult to watch, yet my eyes remain fixed on the heartbreaking scene, unable to look away.

I bite my lip, recalling our passionate kisses under the moonlit sky—how his hands once trembled as they held me close, promising eternity, promising to love me and ...