Zach's usual cocky smirk had dimmed.He actually looked… conflicted.
When she turned, he met her eyes...and froze. Her tearful gaze pierced right through him. It wasn’t weakness. It wasn’t begging. It was raw, heart-wrecking pain mixed with fury. Something about it punched through his arrogant walls.
He groaned under his breath and finally said, “Alright… f**k it. I’ll pity you, okay?” His tone softened but didn’t lose its edge. “Just be a good wife. Don’t start any more drama. Seventy days...seventy f*****g days at most...and I’ll let you go free.”
He looked away before muttering the rest. “But you’re not allowed to remarry or take another mate. Ever.”
Diva’s eyes flashed dangerously, but she nodded slowly. A cruel little plan formed in her mind even as her lips curved into something d
