Chapter 0561

"Sure," I answered, managing a polite smile.

She sat down beside me, her shoulder brushing mine. "You don't look so good," she said. Everything okay?"

I sighed, rubbing a gloved hand over my face. "I'm fine."

"Are you lying?" she prodded gently, her eyes searching mine.

Realizing that there was no backing out of this, I finally shrugged. "Alright, you got me. Nina and I had a... disagreement last night. Over something you said at dinner, actually."

"Oh." Her face flushed slightly. "What did I say?"

*Nothing, really," I said, trying to keep my tone neutral. "It's just.. When you asked how we met, she seemed so hesitant. And it's made me realize.. Maybe there are things that I didn't realize about our relationship."

Mila cocked her head so that her hair fell into her eye. "What do you mean?"

be embarrassed by how we met," I said. "And I can't help but wonder if she's a little

behind her eyes, something I couldn't quite read.

"It's not that simple, Mila. We're newlyweds, expecting

have you

dating? A little

widened. "A year? And you're

was my turn to be taken aback. "Yeah, What's

lip as if weighing her words. "Don't you

tell her about being fated mates, how the bond between Nina and me

at me, a mixture of concern and something else in her gaze. "You didn't

love each other," I said, maybe a little more softly than I

wasn't unheard of in my world, but... Maybe it was a little too fast

softly, her hand finding my arm. "But maybe you should take some time, just

my thoughts

couples. We hadn't gone through all of the ups and downs of a typical

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