Claire was sitting stiffly on the couch in the living room. As she had done yesterday, she waved her hand toward the kitchen and a tray came floating out. Gracie was sitting in the chair with Arax standing behind her. He refused to leave her for any reason.
"Maybe you should start at the beginning. Did you know about him yesterday?" She said it like that would explain her refusal of the betrothal.
"No. When I was here yesterday I didn't know about him. When I left I took care of some business and then my friends took me out." Gracie paused but kept her gaze steady on Claire. She wasn't ashamed of her mate and her decisions wouldn't change just because she had found him.
"When I got home I was restless an curious about what you said about portals. I thought 'why not'. I thought about
