Charlotte
“What?!” She pulled away from him. Darrin looked around, probably making sure no one was around for his mental breakdown.
That’s what this was. A mental breakdown.
He’d clearly lost it and this wasn’t the time to do that.
He promised. He made a promise and kept her for himself all these years and now he thought he could say something like this?
“We’re not mates, Char.”
Her blood simmered under the surface. “What. Do. You. Mean. Darrin.” She spat each word out maliciously.
Darrin looked troubled, like he was the one disappointed. “I’m sorry, Charlotte. I was wrong—”
“You’re lying!”
“Char, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done this. I was so certain I would have bet my life on it. I’m so in love with—”
“Do NOT,” she pointed a furious finger at h
