[Isolde] “She’s my mate.” Nikolai’s announcement echoed through the dining room, his fingers clamping around mine with surprising firmness. I gaped at him in disbelief, my head whipping to the side to stare at his profile in shock. ‘What the hell is he doing?’ The rest of the Quinn family seemed equally stunned, all seated across the long dining table that had been set for this impromptu meeting. But each person wore a different type of shock on their face. Nicolo’s expression was unreadable, stone-cold and calculating. Like he was waiting for his son to say this was a joke. Luna looked genuinely surprised, her eyes widening slightly before she schooled her features back to neutrality. Camilla’s mouth had fallen open then lifted into a smirk. She most likely couldn’t believe that h

