Amelia's POV
I don't want to take anything with me. I just want to get the hell out of here before they can kill me as my baby again.
Alpha Ryan's presence stirs something deep within me, a primal recognition that both terrifies and comforts. He's my true mate. But I'm afraid to have a mate again.
The mate bond I never had with Lucas. How foolish I'd been, mistaking political convenience for love. I thought I loved him, and I thought he loved me. But I now realise that I was wrong. I've listened to all the recordings and everything. The private detective gave me. Lucas has promised Leona he was going to get rid of me. I shiver again.
What did he mean by that? Was he going to kill me again, like in my previous life, or was he going to break our bond and marry Leona? I do not know.
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