“My sister, Freyja, has been exiled from our clan over her choice of mate,” Leif started as Yuri sat down next to him. “She went to somewhere in Asia on a reconnaissance mission, and she met a female Bakeneko. We didn’t even know they existed until she met one, but apparently, they’re cat girls. They realized they felt the mate bond almost immediately. When she came home to tell William and ask for permission to mark her even though it was technically a violation of our laws, my father was given a choice. He had to exile her from our clan, or she would be executed. I’m sure you can guess what my father chose.”
“I… Don’t know what to say. That must have been difficult for your family,” Yuri responded, his anger deflated now.
“We’d already lost my mother, and now we suddenly lost my siste
