Elena's breath caught in her throat as Kai's cold, unrecognizing eyes bore into hers. Her heart pounded with a mix of fear and disbelief, and she forced herself to laugh, hoping it was some twisted joke. "Kai, stop with the jokes, it is really not funny," she said, her voice wavering. But his face remained unchanged, hard and unfamiliar.
The moments dragged on, and a chilling realization settled over her. He wasn't joking. Kai's expression remained cold and confused, and the man who had held her with such love last night was now looking at her as if she were a stranger.
"Baby, it's me, Elena, your mate," she said, her voice trembling with desperation.
Kai blinked a few times, his eyes narrowing as he replied in a sharp, cutting tone, "How dare you, woman. Get out of my bed if you treasu
