61-Hope POV
Watching Rowan spiral out of control after finding out her mate was a bear was a lot to try deal with. Shielding her from prying eyes while also making it seem like she was enthralled with the battles was difficult. Eventually, I just gave up, knowing she had gone way over her limit and that she just needed a night to regain her footing.
Rowan is one of the strongest people I know, but sometimes even the strongest people need help. I hope, for her sake, that Tyson wins and they get their happily ever after. Unfortunately, that happily ever after somewhat involved me...since she would be stuck looking like me until she trusted him enough to tell him the truth, if she ever did. I felt for her, but there wasn't really anything we could do about it now. The wheels were already i
