“I did not mean Seth was simple as if uneducated,” Prince Joseph says from behind me as I stare at the hammock. It’s not even a bedsheet between two trees. It’s a real one, made of canvas with a frame. “I meant that it was simple to say. It’s short. I did not mean to offend you.”
I turn to my mate with misty eyes. I hate to cry. “It was really hard to live there, and that’s hard to admit. Every day was difficult. I probably would have killed my wolf if you hadn’t shown up when you did.”
“You’re so strong, Cora,” he says softly as he closes the distance between us. “I don’t think you even realize how strong you are. Your wolf was weakened, and now she’s helping our pup. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen it.”
I frown. “I miss her.”
“I know. That’s why I did this,” he says, m
