Zuri didn’t know how long she had been asleep, but the first thing that came to her mind was her conversation with Xaden.

There was nothing that was worth noting. It was just like she had expected. He didn’t care about the rejection. They were not meant to be together anyway.

However, he told her bluntly that if she tried to break the union between them, it would only put her at a disadvantage.

The odds were against her because she would lose her value. She had already been mated and marked. She was a used woman and now she had a miscarriage. All of those things would put her...