Damien’s pov.The mate bond flares, and I do not care if she is with him or if they are meant to be having a private discussion right now. The mate bond flares so strong that I cannot stop myself from storming out there and going after my mate, because that’s what she is.She is mine, and I will always protect what’s mine.Alek catches me on the way and as he watches me dash past, he issues a light warning into my head, “Brother.” I hear the tone of his voice.I know what he means by saying that, but he’s always been the weaker one. He’s always been the one more open to negotiations. A true Alpha does not negotiate, not in the face of their instincts.I locate my mate, and she’s with him, in the gardens, a hand braced against a pillar and her breathing coming hard and fast, fast enough that I can hear it.She’s hyperventilating.The voice of the Earl heir reaches my ears as he asks, “Are you okay, Layla?”But I'm already on my way to them, the need in my bones too strong a thing to
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