“I…” I hadn’t thought of that. “I admit I’ve never heard of a situation where someone posed as a shifter’s fated mate. But I don’t think finding his true fated mate could hurt, as long as we protect them from him if he responds poorly.”
“Of course,” Celeste said, nodding. “We wouldn’t let them get hurt.”
I felt a swell of hope for Lyka. Perhaps not all was lost and he wouldn’t be destined to an eternity of madness, where the only way out was either slowly finding his way back, like on Isla Caida before Sabine’s intervention, or being put down like a rabid dog.
I groaned and rubbed my face. “As if we don’t have enough to do in the coming weeks,” I lamented. I would do it, of course. I would do everything I could to help Lyka, but Celeste still had to train and I had to gather strength be
