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He could still destroy me in an instant.

“Everything is ruined,” Feon declared. “Beth will never love me after this. After she learns I lied to her. And that led to… what happened.”

I shook my head. “No. This changes nothing. You had to tell her the truth about who you are. Yes, she could have discovered it better than she did. But there’s still so much she needs to know. And I will be there to help you do it.”

There was a flicker of anger in his eyes. “Help me? I think you ‘helped me’ enough already.”

He yanked his knee from me.

I raised my hands in surrender. “Yes. Yes, you’re right. But let me make it up to you. Let me help you get her back. She’s still your fated mate, no matter what happened between us. I’m a mistake. An error. I’m something that we will all forget about one day. This doesn’t need to end this way.”

He clenched his fists and his brow drew down into what I thought was another approaching round of rage.

When he got to his feet, I raised my arms to protect myself against his unyielding blows.

And this time, there was no Beth to stop him.

I wouldn’t last long.

He surprised me by not turning his fists on me.

Instead, he marched toward the door. “Then get up. Help me find her and make her understand what happened before it’s too late.”

I breathed a huge sigh of relief as I climbed to my feet. “Yes. Yes, of course. Whatever it takes. Whatever it costs. She will return to you. I swear.”

He turned those hard eyes on me again. “This isn’t over. I haven’t forgiven you.”

But he was talking to me and that was a start.

I marched toward the door but he stopped me with a raised hand. “Before we go, you might want to put some clothes on. You’ve done quite enough damage without them already today.”

13

BETH

I ran through the hallways and corridors, turning one way and then another, not sure exactly where I was heading, and not caring.

I nearly ran into several pairs of mates, who stiffened at my approach, but I darted around them at the last minute, before sprinting down another hallway, never stopping.

I never want to stop.

I wanted to keep on running and running and running until I was as far from this place as it was possible to get, far from that room, far from them.

Eventually, my legs gave out and I tumbled to the floor.

I wept, gasping around each sobbing breath.

I had run so hard I could no longer bear my own weight.

I just lay there on the floor, weeping.

I had no idea what had happened.

One moment, I was making love with the Prince, and the next, the door opened and…

And…

Another Prince came in!

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