Finder's keeper

“My lord,” Sydney offered her greetings to Zacharias when he entered the villa, “I have gathered all the men you asked me last time,” Sydney said, still bowing.

“Arise,” Zacharias’s menacing and emotionless voice sent a shiver to Sydney, “I want to ask you things I’m bothered with,”

“Anything you want to know, my lord,”

“About Vera,” Sydney almost chocked upon hearing her name, “She started to undergo the shift when she got back from the Village and had an unsuccessful transition of body,” Sydney heard Zacharias grit his teeth from annoyance, “I already deal with the witch who tried to steal her body,”

“Can you confirm that she was not my mate? Why do we share the curse?” Zacharias confusingly asked Sydney.

“I’m still looking for further information about it, but for now, I beg for your mercy and look after her in the meantime, for she may or may not be your mate; however, her blood was utterly provoking, and this can lead to her being in danger,”