Carson Point of view
As Cleo ran back to the packhouse, I tried to wrap my head around everything I heard back in the clearing. When he and Lilith were talking, I had retreated in the deepest parts of Cleo’s mind to make sure he can enjoy his moment. But that doesn’t mean I couldn’t see and hear the things that were going on between them.
I heard everything perfectly fine and felt Cleo’s loving emotions towards her. I felt left out in their moment because she was my mate too, and yet they felt perfect for each other. I finally realized that Cleo too was left out when it came to the decision of rejecting my mate. He might’ve agreed to my wishes, but it was because I never asked him.
Cleo came to a halt, and I noticed that we were already near the packhouse. He shifted back to our huma
