CONNOR~
“That would be a hard request, Connor.”
His words landed harder than it should. I swallowed hard and clenched my fists at my sides. If it had been anyone else I would have put them through the nearest wall and dealt with the fallout later. But this was my brother, and he was being honest. Mate bonds weren’t something you could just shut off because it was convenient. The fact that he was even willing to try meant he was doing it out of respect for the line I had drawn.
I stayed quiet for a few seconds, letting the anger settle into something more controlled inside me.
“Hard or not, I need you to do it,” I said. “Claire is already dealing with enough. The last thing she needs is another complication she didn’t ask for.”
Hudson’s expression didn’t change much. “I’m not planning
