Hardin:
I did not seem to be walking fast enough. Yes my heart was beating in erratic motions, my body still trying to adjust from the adrenaline rush I just felt, playing on that field with Anastasia. My mate.
I wondered if the only reason I found it hard to break out mate bonds was because a small part of me still clung desperately to the idea that the both of us could somehow work out. Even with the feelings I knew I had for Jasmine.
But now was not the time to wonder about that. Now, it was time for war.
My father was in the middle of the meeting when I burst through the doors, stepping in and blowing slightly at beta Rufus and Jasmine's father, Aaron. Darius leaned in a corner of the room, seemingly uninterested in the proceedings even though I knew he was listening with rapt atte
