It took me a minute to pull myself together. Brennan kept looking at me, confused. I knew I needed to tell him what I had overheard. Get him to tell me exactly what they had been talking about. That would be the proper thing to do.
So why, when he had asked me what was wrong, had I told him I was fine? Over and over again?
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and climbed off my horse. Asher didn’t help me this time, and I knew it was because Brennan was my mate, and he didn’t want to touch me in front of strangers. It was strange, though, after so long of having someone there to help me every time.
“Alpha,” one of the humans said, stepping forward to greet out party. He had a long gray beard and his head was completely bald. Despite the fact that he displayed deep wrinkles, showing h
