Chapter 20. Double Personality

~GABRIELLA'S POV~

I walked through a passage leading to maid rooms. I was tired and exhausted; I hadn't been myself since the party with the council members.

My mind would often trail off during work, or I would feel dizzy every time I tried to lift something heavy. Every time I was around Steven, I felt this sadness well up inside me that made me mess up everything I touched.

I leaned against a window along the passage and let out a sigh. The memory of the incident I witnessed during the party flashed through my mind again, and tears started to fill my eyes.

I tightened my fist and clenched my teeth as my tears dropped one by one.

“He's my mate; he belongs to me... Why couldn't I do anything?” I whimpered, staring through the window.

Why were we born in such cruel circumstances? When I was still in the Dark-Hound Pack, I imagined a world where we would be happy for the rest of our lives after finding each other, a world where nothing would come b