“We need to talk.” Clare suddenly said, making Xavier turn his attention to her. He lay his head on his front paws and gazed at her, waiting for her to speak. When she didn’t continue speaking, Xavier mind-linked, What are we discussing? “I want to talk about earlier…. and apologize….” Clare murmured, biting her lip which made Xavier want to shift to stop her. But if he did that, they wouldn’t get to talk properly, their hormones taking over. It was better if they spoke this way, even if his wolf was annoyed at him for doing so. Because not matter how much their mate bond made them want to be together, if they didn’t communicate properly, their relationship would fail eventually. It took two to tango and now that he had calmed down a little, Xavier was ready to listen to Clare. Clare,

