Darren
The moment Lily’s voice echoed off the walls with that last line—“You have a mate?!”—I nearly lunged across the desk to clamp my hand over her mouth. It was like she’d just let off a firework in the dead of night.
“Lily,” I hissed, holding a finger to my lips, leaping up and slamming the door shut behind her. “Keep it down, for Goddess’ sake.”
“Oh, sorry.” Her eyes went wide, and she lowered her voice to a whisper, barely able to contain the excitement in her tone. “But is it true? Do you really—”
“Shh!” I cut her off again, groaning inwardly. This was not the conversation I wanted to have this morning. Or any morning, really. Especially not with a lower pack member.
Lily bit her lip, clearly straining against the urge to burst into squeals. “But… seriously, Alph
