Chapter 33

• Hade’s Pov
• Frustration simmered just beneath the surface, threatening to spill over any moment. The pressure was enough to make my blood boil. It was utterly infuriating— this mate contract.
• I couldn’t annul it right away, and that fact gnawed at me like a thorn embedded deep in my skin. Being confined to someone I hadn’t chosen, bound by a contract that felt more like a cage with each passing day, it wasn’t something I could tolerate.