Long speech

My heart felt like it would pop out of my rib cage. I felt crushed by Maya's accusations, but wait… Where did she hear that crap from?

I am sure only one person harbors such rumors and the mere thought of her having met Maya made my heart run cold.

“ She told you, didn't she?” I asked, my eyes trained on her.

I did not want to miss a single expression on my mate's face.

Her sweet scent that always makes me think about honey filling my nose was messing with me.

Oh god, did she know what effect she had on me?

Despite wanting to get angry and storm out of this room, I could not bear to do that. I could not bear to leave her side.

Maya was like a drug to me, a drug that had me addicted to it,

I could no longer live without her. That was confirmed.

Even when I would leave for a few hours, my thoughts would always run to her. That's how whipped I was.

" Does it matter who told me, Gideon?” She asked, a lone tear escaping her right eye as it cascaded down her cheek.

She closed her eyes and