Bab 115: The mate and the replacement (3)

She took a better look as soon as she spoke and it reminded her of an incident she had forgotten—Her meeting with Alaya, which the latter had erased form her memory. The goddess had called her 'Catalyah' before realizing that she was wrong and the female in Dairon's mansion should be Jasmine.

"His mother knew that he's keeping a substitute too." She slapped her forehead, feeling more ridiculous.

She took a few deep breaths and tried not to reveal her feelings in the presence of the real mate.

She regarded the full body portrait before her and had to admit that they could pass off as each other's twin. It would be shocking if no one else thought of her as Catalyah's substitute—she had thought that the portrait before her was her own, after all.

The differences were slight and although she hated to admit it, they made her feel inferior.