#Chapter 182: The Jewel Killer

Arthur I watch Iris disappear through the doorway, and the ache in my chest nearly breaks me, just like it did six years ago when I came home to find her gone. My mate has left me. Again. And who could blame her? Not when I not only have another mate, but have failed to reject that mate, and have even… kissed her. The whole fucking country is about to wake up to pictures of me kissing another woman, and given the recent media fucking shitstorm Iris has been going through, the people are going to love it. But Iris has made herself abundantly clear: I need to unbind myself from Veronica before she’ll stay with me. But dammit, I’ve tried. The rejection didn’t work. What else can I do? With a frustrated growl, I turn and head back inside to search for my Beta. The party is still in full swing, although people look at me as I enter. I can see them whispering behind their hands, sneering, gossiping. I spot Ezra near the stairs, scanning the flo