Chapter 98

ACHILLES. I messed up. I simply did, and there’s no other explanation for it. When Claudia left the meeting, I just stood there with my mouth wide open. Carlos and Kiernan, who were both basically asleep throughout the whole conversation, suddenly woke up. They were looking at me, waiting for me to say something, but I couldn’t process anything at the moment. Much less my mate being angry and stomping away from me. I couldn’t even look at Sahari. So I did what anyone with sense would do. I turned back and said, “Meeting adjourned. You may go back to your rooms now.” After that, I went back to mine, expecting Claudia to be there. But all I get is an empty room with her scent still lingering around. And now, here I am, lying on the bed alone, desperately wrestling with the thought of going to her room and apologizing. It’s the right thing to do, I know, but I also know that she might need her time and I don’t want to disrespect the space she needs. However, I’m longing for her so