I knew Xander better than to believe that question was purely genuine. That awful fight and the entire year of no contact couldn’t be ignored, and despite that relaxed chat, they were still there, hanging between us like one of those Mario Kart dropping square stones. And my stepbrother had always been the kind of man who adored hearing he was right all along.
“It’s been fine.”
The answer and the smile slipped quietly from my lips, like a mask.
'No!' My wolf fought that, but I didn’t listen. She trusted Xander wholeheartedly and I did too. I knew that if I admitted my marriage was a failure and that my mate was cheating on me under our own roof, Xander would waste no time in taking me into his arms, console me, and then get me a divorce in two days.
But I didn’t want that. I didn’t wan
