81: Her heart crashes inside her chest as she realizes— “It’s the stupid rock.” The one they talked about. The one that took Sebastian days to find. The one that he was probably on his way to give to the wolf he wants to be his mate before f*****g useless Aurora got in his way. “What?” the alpha growls. “The rock from the caves,” She frowns. “One of the hard-to-find ones.” “You know about it?” the alpha rumbles. “I— maybe overheard your mother talking about it in the shop earlier?” she confesses. “Of course, you did,” he growls. “Goddess alive, pup. I’m sorry that you had to find out that way.” “It’s okay,” She tries to smile. “If I had to hear about it, I’m glad it was from them.” “It should have been from me,” he growls. And she’s glad it wasn’t. Because if it was that hard t

