A low growl came from his throat. I winced as I squeezed my eyes tightly shut, waiting for his lecture.
The hand gripping my face loosened to brush my hair out of my face.
"Mary." He sighed my name.
"Mary look at me."
Surprised, I opened my eyes and did as I was told.
Again, he stroked my cheek with his thumb.
"My name is Joshua. Please don't ever call me Beta again. Feel free to give me a pet name, too." He grinned at me at the last part.
I looked at him, completely dumbfounded. Why had he gotten so angry with me before? There was still so much I didn't understand about the world I was currently living in.
"Okay." was all I could get out.
"You grew up in the orphanage with Savina."
It wasn't a question, but I nodded anyway.
"Before you passed out, you asked me if you were my
