Chapter 59: The Truth

Spencer's POV

“Is Miss Ivy Bell your mate?”

My father’s face darkens in disappointment as he asks the question. I know he already knows the answer. He just wants to hear it from me. His hands grip the sides of his chair angrily, knuckles white. I can feel just how enraged he is even at the mere prospect.

No Lycan Prince should be with a lowly girl like Ivy, and we both know it.

And yet, here we are.

“She is,” I admit, looking him squarely in the eyes.

My father sighs, rubbing his temples with one hand. He glowers down at me. “Have you gone mad? Why did you lie to me about this, Spencer?” He asks in frustration.

“I had no intention of actually acting upon our Mate Bond,” I explain calmly. “I wasn’t planning on holding any sort of Mate Ceremony. While it’s true that Ivy is my mate, I figured nothing else in my life would change–she would simply remain by my side. And so, as far as anyone was concerned, no one else needed to know. Not even her.”

It’s strange to think–I mean what I’m