Chapter 272. Weight of the World

He used it as an excuse to spoil her, but she took it differently when shown on Monday right before telling her of his oh-so-great idea to use her mate.

And that had upset her even more, which is why she had made it clear she was willing to give it all up.

Oh, and then there was Timothy, who had been distant from her. Aubrianne noticed the day of her ball but had not gotten the chance to approach him on the subject.

As a matter of fact, it was not a thought. Aubrianne was over the - back and forth, hot and cold, up and down games with Timothy. Besides, she had too much going on.

And Christen, she'd only seen her once; that was the night of her safe return, and she actually looked relieved to see her, which somehow warmed Aubrianne's heart.

Maybe she was growing on Christen after all, and Tobias was still his fantastic self, checking in on her occasionally. And she had told him they would resume their training as soon as she was back.

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