HE WAS A BIT CONFUSED to see his sister-in-law was waiting for them at the edge of the cultivation closest to the path.
Then her gaze ran up and down his body and he suddenly understood; she knew.
He turned to Ghian on his right, but his mate was already stepping closer to her, asking her to please see to Milthu and the young Jaguars.
It was a perfectly reasonable priority, and yet... Ghian hadn’t mentioned it to him. It hurt. Especially after his words, after the amulet... And then he realised something obvious; Ghian had been running the pack with his siblings for years and he probably assumed Aalyan was too in shock to think clearly.
Or he was just about to come closer and put an arm around his back so he could lean in and cup his face with his free hand. “Are you alright?” He nodde
