Kannis
Why would she ask? Did she assume I was human? It wouldn’t be a stretch up until recently. I assumed she was as well. “Yes, I’m a wolf shifter. And you’re a vampire. What’s wrong with that?” There’s no way my pack and family would harm her.
Catarina is my mate. Our bond grows daily. They would honor the bond. She sighed. Her hand reached for me but didn’t touch my skin. It bothered me she was timid. “You know there’s a long-standing feud between our kind. What if…?”
I interrupted her. “My family and pack would never disrupt the mating bond. It’s sacred.”
Catarina quirked a brow. “It is also sacred in my clan but we are mortal enemies. My mother was…” She stopped. Her gaze flicked to the back of the cave. “Nothing.”
I didn’t want her to shut down. Or become frightened. Taking
