DARREN She told me to leave her alone and I was afraid to push her too hard. What we had was too fragile already to take any risks now. If I could simply tell everyone that she was my mate that would solve all my problems… Yet Skylar’s words stuck in my mind. She said that she would reject her mate. No, telling her now could be a mistake. If she went through with the rejection it would… break me. “You must be kidding me,” Saffron scoffed as she came closer with a champagne flute in her hand, “When I heard that you wanted to break our engagement, I thought that it was something serious. Like you fell in love with the Princess of fairies or found your mate… or at least someone special. But this girl?” “What the hell are you even doing here?” I snapped my head at her, trying really har