Xavier called Corbin first thing in the morning, the very next day. The response, though, was not something he was prepared for. He was prepared to hear that his mate was another guardian, like Riley, or a witch, or even a bad person, maybe running away from someone, but he never would have imagined to get nothing. And that's the only thing Corbin told him, for that was the only thing he had gotten from Riley. No matter how he approached the subject, she managed to tiptoe around it with “she was nice” and “nothing really” every time. Xavier slammed the phone down exasperated that he had met a dead end. He was usually a very patient man, but when it came to Lucy he couldn't give himself that luxury. He looked down to see the base of the phone completely shattered and made a mental

