Rider’s POV
Few hours ago
“She’s going into heat.”
I did not look up from the papers spread across my desk when Raven said it, my eyes moving slowly over the words even though I had already read the same line three times.
“I know,” I replied calmly.
Raven frowned. “You know.”
“Yes,” I said again. “The healer already told me.”
“You didn’t think to mention it,” he asked, his voice tight, “or are you just pretending it doesn’t matter.”
“It matters,” I said flatly. “It just doesn’t surprise me.”
Raven took a step into the room. “She’s struggling.”
“I’m aware,” I answered, still not looking at him.
“That didn’t sound like awareness,” he said. “That sounded like indifference.”
Before I could reply, the door swung open and Declan walked in, his shirt half unbuttoned, his hair messy, i
