Penelope
"So she does mean something." Graham's voice is triumphant. "Tell me, Aaron, is she your informant? Your lover? Or is she something more?"
The battlefield has gone completely silent and everyone is watching, waiting to see how this plays out.
Aaron's eyes meet mine, and I see the war playing out behind them. He could lie, could claim I mean nothing, could sacrifice me to maintain his cover. It would be the smart move, the strategic move.
But the mate bond won't let him.
"She's mine," Aaron says quietly, and the admission ripples through the assembled warriors. "She will be mine when I thrust my sword deep inside your heart. I want her because you acquired her. I will take her away from you, just like you took my mother away from me.” Aaron declares.
Aaron's words seem to di
