I slipped inside my family home, having been excused by my Alpha, after a brief explanation through mindlink. I knew I had household chores to complete that I would never be excused from, grief or no grief at the loss of my fated mate. My father expected chores to be completed. Not that I would ever share with him what I had lost today. He cold never know my fated mate had been here. I would hold that close. Grieve my loss alone. Like I deal with everything else. But first, I would allow myself a short while to cry. Allow the pain to flood from my body.
I walked through the hallway, planning to slip straight up the stairs to my bedroom, and collapse onto my bed to sob my heart out. Hope to cry my pain away. I could not believe that my fated mate had gone. The one the moon goddess had cho
