Brenda's POV:

 

I didn't change my mind about Prince Thomas just because I had become his secret mate.

 

I didn't want to let myself depend on him.

 

I just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity he was giving me and try my best to become stronger.

 

The prince clearly told me that he wanted to maintain our mate bond for the time being, in order to make his mother happy.

 

After this period of time, we would rescind our mate bond, which was just fine by me.

 

After all, I was not interested in finding a mate.

 

His plan sounded perfect to me.

 

For the next three days, I...