XANDER
Faced with Jaxon’s probing gaze, I realized I had only two choices.
Tell him the truth, or keep hiding it.
Neither was easy. Either way, I owed him explanations I wasn’t ready to give.
My silence stretched a second too long.
Jaxon noticed immediately.
His eyes narrowed. “Is her identity really that hard to say?”
The moment the suspicion flickered in his gaze, I knew the decision had already been made for me.
Sometimes, having a friend who was far too perceptive was a pain in the ass.
With a quiet sigh, I finally let the truth slip. “She’s the witch I told you about,” I said, then added after a brief pause. “My mate.”
The silence that followed was deafening.
Jaxon stared at me as though I’d struck him speechless, his jaw slack with shock.
“What’s with that reaction?” I as
