AS AMUSED AS HE WAS by his brother’s sudden interest in matters of the heart, Telez’s distraction was problematic in a second in command. It also made it starkly obvious that he’d been relying too much on his brother’s scarce interest in recreation. Outside of emergencies, Erea had always made it clear that she had to go back to her mate when it got dark or once the time they’d agreed to spend on an issue was over, but Telez and Ghian had never had anything more pressing than sleep or food. It had never crossed his mind that his own romance would leave his brother with even a heavier load than before and now that he could see it, he knew he had to do something. “Who do you think would be good at Telez’s job?” Aalyan’s raised eyebrows made it immediately clear he’d not explained himself

