CHAPTER 34

ARIA

Even with the pain, shooting deep in my veins i could still feel the shift in Adrian's demeanor. It was immediate and so much visible on his face. He said her name with so much disbelief, his eyes plain and his lips slightly parted. I narrowed my eyes at him and waited for angry words, a strong reaction from him regarding his former mate but Adrian was just...quiet.

He looked around, as though he was looking for a way out of the room and tapped his shoes on the hard floor. Everyone was quiet as we waited to hear his words, his command to take Veronica into custody and make her answer for her crimes but he was silent.

"No."

After a lot of seconds passed by, this was the word he could utter to me. To the guards. This word, I didn't expect. I tried to sit up on the bed, to get a much clearer look at my mate, who just denied my claims without reason when I felt the sharp pain grip my chest again. I groaned and laid back immediately, my breathing low and puffy.

"It's not possible.