First Kiss

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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—"