Kaidën
Aria looks like she's just seen a ghost when Calais speaks, like a deer caught in a trap.
"Um, I—"
"That's my mate you are speaking to, Calais. I'll consider the tone you're using if I were you." I respond instead.
It's one thing for the council members to doubt the existence of my mate, but disrespect towards her, means disrespect to me.
Thankfully, he takes the warning for what it is and bows his head.
"I'm sorry, Alpha. It's just that," he pauses and looks around at the council members then back to me. "We don't perceive any scent from your mate."
From here, I can hear how Aria's breath catches at his words.
"Then I can explain that." I say, my eyes darting to hers briefly. She gives me a disbelieving look.
I won't deny that it is strange to find a Shifter without her sc
