Leon's Plans

Richard’s POV:

I wasn’t startled by Arielle’s question. In fact, I had definitely expected her to ask me such a question.

After all I had left a date looking a little bit worried as Darren had called me and interrupting what would’ve been a pleasant night.

‘Do you want to talk about it like this instead?’ She asked me to the mind link.

I shook my head, releasing her from my embrace and leading her to sit down on the couch.

Once the two of us were seated, I clasped my hands on my lap.

‘Now, how do I begin?’

She responded quickly, ‘From the beginning.’ There was a tinge of humor in her tone that made me relax a little. But then she spoke, sounding a little more concerned than before now. ‘Richard, remember not to leave anything out. I know you don’t want me to be hurt by anything but I need to know all these things. I’m your mate, remember?’

I nodded, squaring my shoulders before I then began to speak out loud, instead of talking through the mind link. It would be a little bit easier th