Chapter 71

Tobias stood frozen, his eyes burning a fierce shade of red. The weight of Alicia's rejection pressed upon him, making him feel weaker. It felt like someone had gradually drained all of his strength.

Alicia, who was no more than five feet away from him, was already on her knees, her hands over her heart, her lips trembling, raging down her pale cheeks.

Tobias understood that Alicia was suffering from pain several times worse than his, and since she was the one who initiated the rejection, he was worried that every pore in her body was now suffering from excruciating pain.

But he could do nothing for her now because he was losing his strength and was about to lose the power to even stand up, no better than she was.

He had planned to save his brother Ellis after getting the moonstone ring. However, his mate rejected him, which left him powerless for at least 12 hours.

Tobias took several steps back, each step echoing the crushing realization that his carefully constructed plan seemed to