Heart Shattered

Chapter 26 “I don’t want a mate. If it had been anyone else, I might have considered it for the sake of the empire. But from the moment I set my eyes on you, all I felt was overwhelming loathing. I hate you with every fiber of my being and wish to sever all ties with you,” he declared, his voice laced with obvious disgust, as if my very existence repulsed him. Each word pierced through my heart like a dagger, leaving brutal wounds that throbbed with pain. It leaves me wondering what wrong I have done to him, to cause such hatred. The celebration was the first time we met, and confusion flooded my mind as I couldn't understand why he seemed to despise me so much already. As he turned to walk away with an air of finality, a rush of desperation surged through me, and I sprinted forward, wrapping my arms around his waist from behind, hoping to bridge the distance that had sprung up between us. “Please,” I implored, my voice trembling like a fragile leaf in the wind, “what have I done to ma