The three of them joined us in the kitchen a little later. Ester walked in without wobbling, looking much better than she had earlier. Relief filled me. She was healing properly, which meant I wouldn’t have to endure any more suffering from our... interrupted connection. With a mate like Ester, s*x occupied a good part of my brain most of the time.
I pulled her onto my lap, ignoring any stares, and began feeding her bites of food between my own. I didn’t care what anyone thought. Taking care of my mate like this felt right.
Dinner was quiet, everyone lost in their thoughts. Arles had gone back to pretending to ignore Laura, but I noticed the guilt in Laura’s eyes every time she looked at Ester. She had changed. Ester had been right to defend her and give her a second chance.
After dinne
