Who thought it was a good idea to give their mate something sad on their bonding night?
A heavy hand fell on my shoulder, and I froze as Gael spoke.
“You look as twitchy as a squirrel in the middle of rush-hour traffic. What’s wrong? Not having second thoughts, I hope?”
I shook my head, relieved to have company. “Not about Shay, just about what I chose as a gift.”
“Ahh.” Gael rocked back on his heels and regarded me thoughtfully. “You don’t seem the type to choose something flippantly.”
“No, I uh… no. I put a lot of thought into it, but what if she doesn’t like it?”
“Doesn’t like what?” Reed asked, jogging up a little short of breath.
“His bonding gift.”
“Well, s**t. What did you buy her? You’ve been out of society for a while, but I assumed you had this on lock.” Reed seemed disma
