y as her lips moved, wanting to speak but finding t

it, Eric would s

tly said, "I just came to... th

unt. "No need to thank me. I'd save an

ce paling as her fingers, hanging at

ently to the window, acting a

ed a subtle glance between the two before smi

have so

rested, accepted the b

tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear, revea

expression unchanged, before l

ip. She turned to leave, but then Eric spoke,

o your face? Who

beat. She had been waiting for Eric to ask her this quest

tella, her eyes quickly darting away as she

iced the subtle look

his gaze to Stella's stiff back, his

questio

lowly, she turned to face him, her expressi

was firm, his tone leavi

fists, a cold smil

if I don't

g the mistress right in f

ocking onto hers. "Then

n on her teeth, forcing herself to maintain

her? I haven't severed the bond with you yet, but you're alrea

ond" hit both Eric and

the bond with me?" Eric's eyes bore i

olding her ground for a moment befo

er own vulnerability. "Eric, Stella is just angry. She didn't really mean she w

y as he focused on Stella's

ces. Perhaps it was the accumulated anger and disappoin

ed her, she

r how well she explained,

ce quiet but with a trace of amusement, her lips almos

actions. It only fueled his anger even more.This calmness only served to remind Eric that

s boring into Stella like daggers. Each look felt like

ns are. Now, either you apolo

e for a second. She t

udged the force and slamme

rayed a flicker of pain, her lashes fluttering as

, his anger boiling over. He grabbed the bowl of sou

d into pieces, the soup

rst. She had known him for over a decade, but this

ed Eric to become so furious, Ruby's hea

her jealousy and spoke

ith fury as he glared at Ruby. He didn't even try to soft

softening as she calle

giving. He pointed to the door and sa

of maliciousness passing over her face before it qui

Ruby said quietly, sighing as if offering c

ed, his silence ans

nstead, she pulled out her p

mark with Eric. You've only been mates for two y

as unmistakably Stella's, a

ring the mark. What does

e him hurt because of you..." Ru

makes me sick. If it weren't for the fact that he's the heir to Eric's Tribe, I wouldn't even let hi

? If he's out there seeing others, it's be

ac

ugh the recording, cutti

ve to do with you? I told you, if you want Eric, you can have him. It's n

mperature in the room seemed to p