Leah
The training arena was cold, despite the bodies moving through it. I sat in the observation area, my arms wrapped around myself, watching three males circle each other in the space below. Two days. It had been two days since Andromeda's voice had gone silent, leaving nothing but echoes and questions in its wake.
Two days of Darien hovering. Two days of sleeping in the same room with both him and Keanu because they both insisted on sleeping with me. Two days of never having a single moment alone with my stepbrother to tell him the truth about what my wolf had said before she went dormant again.
Mate.
The word still rang in my memory, clear as a bell, even though Andromeda's presence was gone. I could feel the mate bond when Darien was near, a gentle pull that wasn't overwhelming an
