Chapter 3 “What’s going on, bro?” Mars’s words penetrated the weird fog that hazed his mind. It hadn’t been there when he’d been on the road. If anything, his mind had been clear. He’d had time to think, time to reason, time to see that what Mars had said was true, and that he had to let go of the notion of a mate. Well, that Juanita was his one and only anyway. While they’d waited on news of Christie’s status, he’d called Juanita and broken things off with her. Her tears and screeches of rage had nigh on broken his heart, but he’d stayed strong. He wasn’t sure how or if she’d retaliate, but at least he’d handled that particular mess he’d made, and all within hours of Mars discovering the truth. The crazy thing was that as hard as it had been to break things off with her—his mind sti

