Chapter 162 Want Vs Need

• Audrey
• Fiona’s smile was even more saccharine than I remembered it being as she approached, her eyes gleaming with false warmth. I tensed, my hand instinctively tightening around Edwin’s arm. I felt him tense, too, a ripple of discomfort flickering across our mate bond.
• Edwin stepped slightly in front of me, his body serving as a subtle shield between Fiona and me just in case she tried anything. “Fiona,” he said, his voice carefully neutral. “I can explain.”