Vika's POV "Hmm? What do you mean?" Asher scratched his head. It looked like he didn't know what I was talking about. Devi had lied. What a surprise… Not. Ugh, I should have known Devi was telling lies. How could I have let myself fall for that? How stupid was I? I let Devi get in my head. "I'm sorry for asking that," I said. I rushed to Asher and looped my arms around his neck. "What's up? Why did you say that?" Asher asked, hugging me back, looking confused still. "Princess Devi… I heard her bragging to Shian that you caressed her neck and kissed her. I know. I shouldn't have believed her. I shouldn't have listened," I said in a rush. "What?" Asher asked, pulling back slightly. "She said all this stuff about true love overcoming the mate bond," I babbled. "I mean… I didn't kn