Corbin flies back in the window and sits in his spot. "It's a good rule to implement. Better to be safe."
Coral glares at Dipak. "So you're going to block Elek from trying to open the box? You said you'd let Johen try."
"Johen is already her king. Elek is not. We've been over this. Elek is not Nadine's mate."
"It's a box, Dipak."
Thora nods. "How long did you say that Johen wasn't her mate either? You have no idea. Hell, and Marcus himself was saying he wasn't her mate. We thought Tye was a teenage boy chasing tail. You people have been wrong about all of them."
Omar sits up. "That's quite true. But on every mate, someone believed it was true. Tye's were his parents. His mom was convinced from the beginning. Marcus was his servants. Then Dipak because of the bubble issue. With Johen,
