Nicholas:
As I watched Beryl confront Anna, standing taller than I’d ever seen her stand before, something inside of me clicked. I felt it like a bolt of lightning. I loved her, she was my mate.
The shock of the realization shouldn’t have been so profound since my father had been harping on it for almost a year now, but it hit me hard.
I smiled, letting go of the denial. I relished the feeling of my face being able to form a smile like this. It was still new to me, and I was only still able to do it when Beryl was around, but it felt amazing.
I was tired of hiding my true feelings, but I had no idea how to tell her. I had been so awful to her before. What if she rejected me because of how I had treated her?
Anna was awful to her because I had let her be awful. The torment Beryl had
