Viola’s PoV As much as I wanted to sink into the ground to avoid his gaze, I knew that I couldn’t succumb to that desire. If I was going to stand any chance of holding my head above water with Peter as my mate, he needed to know that I wouldn’t take any abuse, otherwise, it would be no different to my mother's relationship with my father. “Well? I’m f*****g waiting for you to answer. Did you come all this way just to waste my time?” He sneered. “Actually no,” I answered, summoning all the strength that I had to keep my voice even, “I came here to release you and take you home.” Peter snorted loudly and tipped his head back and laughed. “Really? You and what f*****g army?” He spat, “I was exiled, there is no going back for me and even if there was, you are not the mate that would be ab