Rafe POV
He could feel it the minute Jack knew it. He felt the flood of emotions through their bond as he stood watching Luci lay out the rules of being on a shaming post. He had been smiling at her himself. Not once had he seen Alari today, not even this morning. She was getting comfortable dealing with them herself. That was a good thing and would make it easier for he and Jack to talk to her, explain things to her.
Though the moment Jack realised he was Mated to Luci, Rafe knew it, felt it, snapped a hand right onto him, felt more than joy roll through him, but it had been replaced in less than three seconds by utter and complete sadness.
‘Breathe Jack.’ He’d murmured to him as gently as he could, needed to keep him calm right that moment ‘I know.’ He told him softly and he did know
