Chapter 312 She Was Telling the Truth

Aerys's POV

I urgently needed to return home, but I couldn’t leave without Elizabeth.

My mate had been skillfully evading any one-on-one interactions with me. But this time, I managed to corner her alone at the minibar.

“Do you want something in particular?” she asked, not turning to me as she rummaged through the whiskey selection.

“No, I just wanted us to talk,” I told her. She exhaled and looked at me.

“I already told you, Aerys. I’m not going home with you,” she emphasized.

“I can’t leave you here,” I told her. I know I fucked up badly, but I was sorry.

“I know I fucked up with you,”

“I understand it was hard for you. I just wished you believed me,” Elizabeth smiled once she found the