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Gabe
When Piper finally left, my father didn’t come out of his study. He stayed locked inside, silent and alone. I didn’t bother waiting for him. I simply turned and headed toward my quarters.
Just then, my phone buzzed with a text from Danae.
She was coming over.
A small spark of relief mixed with nervousness settled in my chest. Now that she had finally gotten her wish, her brother’s life was exactly what she had dreamed it would be — it was time we faced what we really were to each other.
Yes, she was my mate.
But I was tired of hiding it from everyone. I was tired of pretending. I wanted my f*****g mate, damn it.
I was exhausted from the secrecy, from always holding back. So it was good we were finally going to talk. We needed to come to a conclusion. And if sh
