Joshua takes a deep breath, feeling a certain panic take over him. However, he decides that he cannot back down; he needs to know if Erick is his sister's mate, and if he is, he needs to find out what's wrong with his sister's transformation that apparently even prevents Erick from feeling the mate bond. Deciding, Joshua repeats as if it were the most normal thing in the world:
“Take a seat and hold my sister's hand.”
Erick considers that his Beta might have gone crazy because of the agony of seeing his sister like that, but also feels like punching him for saying it as if it were the most trivial thing in the world:
“Joshua, you're overstepping,” says Erick in a firm voice
“Okay, I'll ask Gaby to take my place. The thing is, since we have a blood bond, I'm afraid of transmitting my co
