"Your officers have arrived,” a young woman who’d introduced herself as one of the Alpha King's assistants informed him, as he put the last finishing touches on his suit.
The king had welcomed him into his home just in case Bell hadn’t been ready to share space with his mate.
“Thank you.” He nodded politely to the standoffish shifter, keeping his eye contact to a minimum. Shifters sometimes mistook his stern gaze as a challenge when it meant the complete opposite. He was showing his respect. It was proof that the two species knew only the basics about the other, so cohabitation was going to take a lot more work and getting used to.
She ducked her head and left, leaving him to himself. In Japan when he was dressing, there were typically four or five servants to assist him. It had n
