Chapter 59 Tell Me The Truth

• APOLLO'S POV
• The crowd stirred, whispers swelling like an oncoming storm. My gaze instinctively flicked to Reika. Her lips parted slightly, but she didn’t speak. Pain flickered in her eyes, pain I would give anything to erase. Without hesitation, I reached for her hand and held it tightly, grounding her in my presence.
• “I am your mate,” I said to her, my voice low but firm enough for her to hear over the noise. “And I will always choose you. Do not believe everything Sophia says.”