Annalise's POV
I spent all afternoon waiting for Archer to return, my mind swirling in a downward spiral. How could he shut down our communication? As mates, we should be able to link one another, to contact one another when distressed. Logan always expected me to keep our link open between us, in case he needed to find me wherever I was. "As my wife, you need to be ready to serve me whenever I need you. You can't do that if your link is closed down to me."
And when he was angry, or wanted privacy to be with Eloise, he'd shut his link down without regard to how it might feel when I tried to link him about the pack or household management. It was one of many ways that my ex tried to control me throughout our marriage.
"Archer isn't like that," Astara assures me. "He's a better wolf than
