Chapter 178
- Rose's POV
- It felt like a dream—but it wasn’t. My mates were truly on their knees before me, their pride laid bare, their voices stripped of all arrogance. In that moment, I finally understood why the little girl Pearl in the story had forgiven the parents who sold her to the king to be fed to a dragon. No matter how deep the betrayal ran, they were still her family.
- “I do forgive you,” I said.