Chapter 17 Mate Bonds And Battle Lines

• Jade
• How dare my mother insinuate that I was pregnant, and worse, with his child… Rowon. That bastard. I won't deny that once upon a time, I had wished for it. I’d even dreamed of it—back when I was stupidly in love. More recently, the thought had crossed my mind after I helped deliver his baby with Kassandra. But that had been a moment of weakness, not something I ever wanted to relive.
• Shaking off the bitter memory, I pushed open the grand entrance doors to the conference room. Inside, high-ranking officials were seated around the table, with my father at the head. And, of course, Rowon was there, playing his role as Beta.