CHAPTER 42- Paid Off

Prince Harad's POV Still

“The Alpha Females paid them to leave this town, to abandon us. I wonder how much we were worth.”

As Herod speaks, the unmistakable disappointment and pain are audible in his voice. All kinds of emotions flood across his face, reflecting my own feelings of betrayal.

He turns away in an effort to conceal from our view that he is having a hard time maintaining composure.

This discovery is difficult to digest, all along we were in love with our own mates. While I had every intention of keeping Cissy by my side, Herod, on the contrary, was willing to sacrifice Xanna for an unknown mate. All works out in my favor, now Cissy and my mate are one and the same person.

With a tumultuous rage brewing within me, I stand behind Herod.

"Who do you think you are to judge her?" I snarled. "Wasn't it you who constantly rejected Xanna? She was putting all of her effort into this relationship with you. If only you had been a little more lenient, she might h