CHAPTER 81

ADRIAN.

"Thomas?" I slumped on the chair closest to me in weakness. Thomas? How much am I not aware of? Thomas is Veronica's mate? That means Thomas has always known it then, that he was her true mate, before or after I was mated to Veronica, I knew not. In fact, both of them knew it, judging by how she quickly turned back to him immediately her plan failed her. All those actions, all pretense and I foolishly believed it.

I replayed nearly all our past interactions and I couldn't help but feel very stupid. Thomas was the guard in charge of Veronica. I had assigned him to monitor her in the dungeons. How foolish I was to have trusted him that day.

"We need to leave, Adrian." Dylan suggested but his voice had an edge to it, as though he was giving a command. "Staying here is not possible, except you wish for death.

I didn't wish to hear of such talks. I couldn't even think about leaving my kingdom. Leave everything behind for what? Search for other people's power? Then what use was