"She was acting…"
"Was she?" Sera steps closer, her eyes searching mine. "Or are you so desperate to believe she is on your side that you are gnoring what's right in front of you? She chose him, Aaron. In front of everyone. And now she's being rewarded for it while you're here, drinking yourself into oblivion."
"You don't know what you're talking about." My grip tightens on the glass. She has never had a mate. She would never understand s**t.
"The mate bond…"
"The mate bond doesn't control choices." Sera's voice is sharp now. "It creates feelings, yes. Attraction and connection but it doesn't force someone to make certain decisions. She could have stayed back and let you and your father fight your own battle. Instead, she actively chose to protect him. That's not a strategy, Aaron. Tha
