Chapter 47

Katie's Pov.

I paced the room, my hands clenched into tight fists at my sides.

The walls felt like they were closing in on me with every step I took, each thought driving me closer to the edge.

Gregory had actually asked me to leave because of her. How could he? After everything I’d done, everything we’d been through, he chose her—that pathetic excuse of a mate.

My chest tightened, fury building until I felt like I could explode.

"Can you believe it?" I snapped, spinning on my heel to face Ati, who was sitting calmly in the corner of the room.

"Gregory has the audacity to ask me to leave, all because of that… that thing he calls a mate. How did it come to this? How could he choose her over me?"

Ati raised an eyebrow, but there was no surprise in her expression. If anything, she seemed almost bored by my outburst, as if she had expected this all along.

"I told you this would happen, Katie. I warned you.

You gave that girl too much time and space. Now she’s wormed her way