Gianna Bella sighs. “Yeah, Dad told Mom and me how we needed to accept that you’d chosen Lorcan. He also told us what happened when he came here with Orrin.” I’d roll my eyes, but I didn’t expect my father to keep from Mom what happened when he arrived to take me home. Of course, he wouldn’t. Mates should never keep important things from one another, especially about their children. “Mom wasn’t happy that Dad left you here, and that’s why she was harsh when we arrived. I can’t believe she’s now okay with you being mated to that pig.” I raise my eyebrow in annoyance. “I doubt she’s okay with it, Bella. But she understands the mate bond and what it does to a person. You haven’t found your mate yet, Bella, so you don’t know where I’m coming from. When you do find your mate, you best hop

