I was about to respond when I felt it—Aina’s confusion bleeding through our bond. Damn. She must have woken up… and she was hungry.
“You’ll tell me everything later, Father,” I said, pushing back from my chair. “I have to go attend to my mate.”
He nodded, but before I left, I paused at the doorway and glanced back at him. “Also… tell Mom.”
With that, I stepped out.
Shit, I thought, already moving faster. I needed to get to Aina. Pulling out my phone, I dialed the kitchen. “I want your finest food in my room. No delays.”
By then, I was practically sprinting down the hall. Anyone watching me right now would think I was a love-struck fool… which, I suppose, I was.
When I reached my door, I took a moment to breathe, a smile tugging at my lips before I opened it.
What I saw made my chest
