—•LUCIA•—

My head spun as my heart slammed against my ribs.

Mate?

Did the Rogue King just call me his mate?

No. That had to be a mistake. I couldn’t be his—

“Mate! Mate!”

Skylar wailed inside me, a surge of pure, blinding joy that made my eyes widen in shock.

The truth hit me hard.

The Rogue King was truly my mate.

“No.” My throat closed around the word. I shook my head, air scraping in and out of my lungs as if I’d forgotten how to breathe.

I couldn’t accept him.

I couldn’t be bound to a man as ruthless as he was.

Skylar stirred inside me, thrilled...