DARIAN
That is what she came to say?
My jaw stiffens. “We consummated. You made certain the entire pack knows it.”
“That’s the point, darling,” she says. “And yet… nothing since. One might conclude your interest has wandered.” She tilts her head, smile slow and cruel. “Has it?”
“This is not a conversation I’m having.”
“It is,” she says, stepping closer. “Because I am your mate, and I will not be made a fool. I will not be ignored while you prowl corridors after a servant.”
I hold very still. “Choose your next words.”
Her gaze flickers, triumphant. “Oh? Did that strike something true? She’s pretty in a stricken way, I admit. All those wounded silences. I can see the appeal for a man who loves to play savior...”
“I don’t play savior,” I say, lower than I mean. “I keep order.”
“Do yo
