CHAPTER 22

Ashford sat on his throne, and five females surrounded him. Each of them wore a smile on their faces as they looked at him. Ashford had a frown on his face; his mother had not shown up yesterday for the announcement. He knew she was still going to say Diana was his bride.

He was going to show her that he was not going to listen to her. He had found his bride, even though she had a different mate. She was still his, and he was never going to let her go.

The day was today, the day his bride was going to be finally announced. His mother wanted him to be with Diana forever, But he was changing the day himself. The day was going to be the day those three bastards who had always tried to control him by following his mother's orders were going to be gone. He was going to get rid of them himself.

His mother didn't know what was coming; she would not have expected it. His lips curled into a smirk, and for Diana, he didn't know what to do to her yet.

Just yet.

There was going to be another time