~REIGN~ What does it say of my character as an Alpha if I am too chicken-s**t to face my mate? I am not proud of myself. It’s been four days since the linking rite and I have not stepped foot in my suite. And I am not ashamed to say that I am scared to face my mate and I had every right to be scared of confronting her. If anyone else had seen the look in her eyes that evening, they would understand why I was actively trying to avoid her. I should’ve known better than to think my father wouldn’t pull some shady business. I knew not to completely trust him, which was why I was present for the ritual, even though I had been to avoid my mate from the days leading up to the ritual. I didn’t want to face her after the encounter in my apartment-suite but I wanted to make sure my father wouldn’

