Chapter 76

ANDREA’S POV “How are you holding up, Sweetie?” Julia asked softly. I leaned back in my seat, sipping on my iced coffee. I exhaled. “Note good, Jules. Not good at all.” I felt frayed in every direction. The whole potion-plague situation was already putting me under a shit ton of stress, but then seeing that engagement announcement… I didn’t like how it made me feel. I didn’t like how it took me back to that moment five years ago when I first felt betrayed by my so-called mate. But I shouldn’t have been surprised. I mean, this was Kade we were talking about, and he’d already been engaged to Natasha before. Still, that didn’t stop the anger—and pain. It had hit me so hard that I didn’t know what to do with myself. I’d told Gina to drive home without me, not wanting my crew and children to see me flustered. Then I’d numbly walked the busy streets till I came upon a coffee shop. After ordering an iced coffee to calm my nerves, I’d FaceTimed Julia. But then, I couldn’t bring myself to talk