Chapter 10. Rejection

Her eyes burned with loathing. "He will pay for everything he did. That is my promise to you."

Stepping closer, she poked at his chest with her index finger. "I don't want to be your mate. I want nothing to do with you."

"You don't mean that, Princess," Denzel closed his fingers over her hand, his eyes pleading for her to let him handle things his way.

"I rej—" Cinnia sighed, unable to say the words her father had spoken about once when she was fifteen and had pestered him with many questions about his past.

Instead, she said, "I wish this could've been different. Truly. And for whatever it's worth, I'm sorry it has to end this way."

Horror flashed across Denzel's face. But a sliver of hope remained still. She hadn't severed the bond. She didn't reject him.

"Cinnia..."

For the second time, she left his life. This time, she carried the product of their passion away with her.

Once again, Denzel lost his mate but this time, the price he had to p