I knew, without a doubt, that this man disliked me. Even though the two of us couldn’t have said more than a few dozen words to one another, he seemed to have more than enough reason to dislike me. The only problem was that I had no idea why. Perhaps it was due to whatever connection it was that he had with Anoa.
It was something that I still hadn’t figured out yet, but I guessed that it would only be a matter of time before it came out, before the connections came to light. I just hoped that it wouldn’t take too long, because I needed to find Anoa. I needed to make sure that she agreed to come back to Atlantis with us. She didn’t have a choice, no matter what we make her think.
“I don’t really want to get involved in this business of yours—but Anoa is someone dear to my mate, and ther
