Better Let Go My Mate

about to lose it, when foots

es flicking between us before landing on Sophi

storm. "She stole the birthday gifts you sent me! I came to ta

as he turned to me. "Lilli

s, my voice hoarse.

heek. "I came here in good faith to get my gifts back, and she lashed out like this. He

t even letting me speak, he snappe

hrine hall. She's t

im, disbelief choking me. "You're not e

ion didn't waver. "

a pitiful act. "Theodore, she hit me, and you're just gon

brow creased. "She's noth

into my heart li

en I got back, he was curled up in a corner, eyes red, clutching my clothes in a trashed room. The s

t breaking, and promised, "I

t n

ed me a

and before I knew it, tears

"Since you've got no feelings for her, Theodor

flickered, but he

react, two burly maids grabbed

ra

nse my vision went black. Cold swe

, but his face was stone-cold, l

ll," he said flatly. "She d

umb from the pain. I knelt on the icy floor, staring at the an

ty noodles, who'd cling to me and w

on swimming as the pain in my arm screamed. I bit my lip, ref

my body gave up. Everything went dark