The way he looked at her… and the understanding dawn on Zuri now, which was confirmed by Lorent in what he said next.

“She is my mate. I will kill anyone, who hurt her like this.” This time, his eyes were ablaze with anger, but then he lifted his head and looked at Zuri. “Don’t you think that’s how a mate should be? They will put you first, no matter what the reason, no matter what the circumstance and no matter what at stake.”

Zuri seemed to notice, who this woman was. Khaos told her once about a young girl from Rhett’s maternal family, who stayed in Great Palace for...