ARIA.
I finally returned to the Palace with the aid of one of Alpha Lyall's men. I could see the way they looked at me weirdly like I had committed a sacrilege but I tried to act like I did not notice the way their eyes lingered on me.
Finally, I stopped in front of the Palace and walked around it as I made my way to the servants' quarters. It was already dark but I knew that everyone was still awake.
I couldn't walk right in. It wasn't like I had Alpha Lyall's protective authority over me to protect me from being punished. Hell, I had turned him down, telling him that we had to go our separate ways which made me prone to more punishments.
My chest squeezed tightly at the thought of not being able to bond with my mate because he had a wife. It was far more infuriating because he had
