Dawson “It’s the bond.” My mother said, soothing stroking my hair as I rested my forehead on my desk, berating my own stupidity. Gaia had gone off to train with Khason, and I had needed to send the documents back to my lawyer, but since then, I had been holed up in my office, wallowing in my own stupidity. Rather successfully until my mother had interrupted, trying to make me feel better. “It makes your emotions volatile, remember?” “Ma…I tried to bite the head off of my father-in-law…” I mumbled into a stack of papers, wincing at the memory. I couldn’t imagine our already strained relationship recovering from this. If my mate’s father didn’t hate me before, he certainly did now. “It’s not your fault, Dawson. Your instincts push you to protect y

