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CHAPTER 69
~Valerie's POV~
I wanted to ignore it. I didn't want to let him intimidate me or anything, but Dristan moved then. One step forward. Then another.
I took a step back, not because I was afraid, but because I couldn't breathe right when he got too close.
I felt something snapping into place within me—the matebond. I tensed as I felt Astra rise within me. I couldn't let the mate bond manipulate me, though.
"And now what?" I demanded. "You bring me here, keep me in this house like I'm some fragile vase about to break. Like you're doing me a favour. Do you even realise what it feels like to be tossed around by people's decisions and still have no idea who's trying to kill me or why?"
"Valerie—"
"Stop saying my name!" I snapped, my voice sounding sharper than I intended. "Say something else. Say anything else. Tell me the truth, Dristan. Don't just stand there and look at me like I am saying something stupid."