THE PENDANT’S ABSENCE was surprisingly off-putting, it didn’t weigh much but Ghian found his gate felt a little off without it. Despite how sure he’d been when he’d given it to Aalyan and later when he’d explained his decision to his sister, he had the kind of mind that would lead to second thoughts and he’d been hoping everyone would let it go. It had been a lot to hope for when everyone in his pack was an inveterate gossip and the elders had been acting as his guides since he’d become Alpha as a teenager. So of course Shaman Tlessi brough it up after one of their meetings.
“I was surprised when you gave your pendant to your mate,” the shaman said.
Ghian nodded, shrugging a little. He’d been surprised himself, in truth.
Tlessi stepped back and sat down on the rock they had been occupyi
