When he saw that her mind was completely made up, he gave up all pretense of civility.
“Fine. Then I guess I’ll just have to get my ring back some other way. If something bad happens or someone gets hurt, don’t say I didn’t give you a choice.”
Zarelle wasn’t intimidated by his barely veiled threat at all.
Her expression remained perfectly calm, even slightly amused.
“I guess I made the wrong move in coming here today,” Mathias said, his voice taking on a calculating tone. “I should’ve gone straight to Alpha Feymere. After all, you are nothing without him.”
Zarelle spread out both hands in a gesture of mock helpfulness.
“Be my guest. Your five minutes are up, by the way.”
“You think Cyric’s going to protect you because you serve him well in bed?” Mathias smiled with c
