Zarren Helion
She shivered, but not from cold. Was she responding to my touch? Or still upset about whatever nightmare had driven her from my arms this morning? Every morning since her arrival. I fought myself, told myself it was none of my business. Me. The one male in the universe who, as far as I was aware, had more knowledge about what was happening than any other.
Yet I knew nothing about my own mate.
I slid my hands around her and pulled her small body back, against mine. “Tell me why you remove your mating collar at night.”
“It’s nothing. I don’t want to talk about it.” She shifted her weight, turning to face me. I wasn’t sure if her intent was to get away from me, or to move closer. When she pressed her lips to my chest, I assumed it was the latter.
“Are you trying to distract
