Thirty-Seven

Asher

Mari’s bombshell left the room speechless initially, no one expecting this turn of events, but Maverick and Finn were springing into action once it became clear there were issues buried deeper beneath the surface here, issues that were better settled in private.

Their shock was plain to see, but then Rias and I were closing in on our other half in sync, cocooning her in our strength as everything but her distress disappeared in the moment.

All the same, Mari collected herself before long, focusing on her breathing until she had her body under control.

Disbelief was the emotion emanating above all else through our mating bond, but I was able to trust this turn of events more easily than Mari was after the intel Rias had shared previously about what he’d learned from Iris.

I’d had Jace digging around for information since then, but I would be able to tell him to call off his search now, at least, even if I’d