“Because he’s our mate,” she answered calmly. “He belongs to us, just as much as we belong to him. That connection—those instincts—they don’t go away just because we’re angry.”
“I feel like I don’t even have the right to be this pissed off just because he had a life before me,” I admitted. “It’s not fair of me, is it?”
“You’re completely justified in feeling jealous,” Noir said firmly. “Especially when one of those women literally tried to kill you, and now another is carrying his child. That jealousy is valid—because they’re still close to him in ways that you can’t ignore. Don’t suppress what you’re feeling. You’ve spent your whole life doing that. But you’re not living under your father’s control anymore. You’re allowed to feel. You’re allowed to be angry with him.”
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