Finn Caleb had left yesterday afternoon for Aurora moon, but I’d buried myself in my office all week since I let it slip to Lupin that I’d found my mate. She hadn’t been able to let it go. Each time she’d seen me, she had pestered me with a million questions about who, what, where etc. I hadn’t elaborated on anything, instead ignoring her completely every time the subject was brought up, which, to my annoyance, was every time she saw me. I’d refused to go back to Aurora moon. I had good reasons with the attacks happening, but the truth was that I wasn’t ready to face Everest. I needed more space from her to get myself prepared for the rejection. The memory of her sweet vanilla and rose scent, and her liquid gold eyes was still too fresh; it still brought up an insatiable hunger for her. I wanted to see her, but I knew how dangerous that would be. The mate bond was strongest between an alpha and his luna, and I couldn’t risk it. The door to my office suddenly swung open and bounced
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