Turning to look at the Caliph, Throg said, “I don’t know what happened, or how it happened that Spencer is expecting our child, but I do know that my mate is hurting. He’s hurting, scared, and feeling very alone. I need to go to him. I need to talk to him. I need him to understand why we can’t be mates. I need... I need...” Throg’s voice box seemed to lock up on him, stopping him from being able to say another word.
“You need to make your mate understand that he is safe, going to be okay, and that he isn’t alone. You want to make him feel better,” Dr. Oleander gently said.
Throg nodded, then looked at Spencer’s friends. “I had no choice, but to deny him. I am a guardian, born by the gods to do a job. I must set everything aside, even a mate, to do that job. I won’t leave him alone to r
