“What?” she breathed out as though he’d punched her in the stomach, forcing the air out of her. “Do you want me to talk to someone else?”
“I want you to feel safe while you are having to relive the hell you’ve been through. Since the bond that drew you to me is gone, I understand if I’m no longer the one who makes you feel safe. We haven’t known each other that long and I know for humans it takes longer to build that kind of intimacy if they even can. Such things are instant with our true mates, as you know.” His voice sounded flat even to himself. Dalton wished desperately to be able to hear her thoughts and know her emotions as he had before.
“You think humans aren’t capable of the level of intimacy that your race has between true mates?” Her voice had taken on a biting sharpness that
