Chapter Thirty Five

“Does whatever you have to tell me endanger you?”

I thought about it. “Not really, why?”

“Then I can promise you, Thane wouldn’t know.”

“Beatrix suspects something.”

"Well, she’s a fool; nothing to bother about,” Axel said. He didn’t seem to like her very much, and that brought a smile to my lips.

“This is something to bother about. She had seen me when we both visited the training grounds. And she had pointed out the fact that I had no visible marks due to the...” I trailed off, but Axel understood where I was heading. “She has these theories; she thinks this might be a mistake, and I hadn’t actually been mated to Thane, or there is some kind of agreement, she also suspects that I blackmailed him into this.”

“Blackmail?” Axel scoffed. “You don’t have to worry. I bet she is hoping this is an agreement too.”

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There was a knock on the door.

“I’m not expecting anyone,” I said to Axel.

“That must be the maid. It’s lunch time.

....

Thane should be back by now, and I was getting worried. A