Chapter 145

• Third Person's POV
• He seemed to drift for a split second, but his voice remained maddeningly calm. "If you hadn't started making a scene about terminating the bond in the first place, none of this would have escalated to this point."
• Trista let out a sharp, bitter laugh—one that held no warmth, only a bone-chilling coldness. "So, in your eyes, I'm just supposed to accept being betrayed? I'm supposed to clean up the mess for all of you and carry the full weight of your schemes? Is that it?"