Chapter 24

XANDER

I sat there, staring at my sister with a stubborn expression on my face. I couldn't believe that she was still trying to convince me to release Adriana. I had made his decision, and I wasn't going to change it. Still, she was clamoring insistently that I had a change of mind. Daciana, on the other hand, was getting increasingly frustrated. She could see the pain and guilt etched on my face, but she also knew that I was being stubborn. She took a deep breath and tried once more to make me see reason.

"Xander, you can't keep punishing her like this. She's. Your. Mate." She growled out her patience thinning. She breathed in, calling herself. She has always had a better grip of her emotions than me. "You need to take care of her. She's been through a lot, and she needs your support and understanding."

I let out a sigh, "I know that, Daciana, but she needs to learn her lesson. She needs to learn to obey me and my