“I’ll keep you updated on any developments that need your attention. You should know by now that I wouldn’t keep anything from you.”
“I know that, but it never hurt to check in.”
“That’s true. But enough about the pack now. Have you decided to tell me why you left for the palace so soon after returning from it?”
I barely stopped myself from letting out a sigh, knowing that she would hear it and realise that something was amiss, that the excuse that I was using was just that—an excuse. Because I was far from comfortable with sharing the knowledge that I had a mate with the world—at least not yet. There was something about staying here, at the palace—with her—that ensured our privacy, that ensured protection from the world outside.
“I have decided. Unfortunately,
