Chapter Forty Seven - Mate

Valkyrie Behati

Silence surrounded the whole dining room after I said those words. I bit my lower lip before breathing heavily. Why does it hurt so much?

He stood up, shocked and confused. “Where is this all coming from? Why are you suddenly acting this way?”

“We can’t just cut off the agreement we shared just like that, Kyrie. I need some explanations.”

I clenched my fists, trying to steady myself. “You don’t need my help anymore to keep up your image, and I managed to protect myself from that group of murderers thanks to you.”

“I can protect myself now. We can go our separate ways. Thank you.” I said, turning to leave, but he grabbed my wrist, stopping me.

“I don’t understand. You still need to stay here to recover. You can’t leave this mansion until you’re fully healed. And I don’t want you to leave. I want you to stay with me,” he said firmly.

I tried to pull away, but he held me tightly. “Let me go, Alex. I need to leave now. Pierre has already offered me private art classes.”

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