-Valerio- "Is it true?" Garrett questioned. I groaned, rubbing my forehead. "I thought Octavia instructed Lily to keep this quiet!" I exclaimed. "Well, do you and Octavia conceal things from each other? Because I can assure you, my mate and I do not," he remarked. I groaned even louder, attempting to ease the headache that was emerging. "Just tell me!" he pressed. "If you can keep it to yourself!" I retorted, eyeing him but noticing a foolish grin on his face. "I can keep a secret, you know that," he insisted. "Just not from your mate," I pointed out. "I wouldn't expect you to hide anything from yours, so don't expect it from me," he replied with a wink. I sighed and leaned back in my seat. He was right. We didn’t keep secrets from our mates. "Fine," I conceded, and Garrett, wh

