Awkward didn’t begin to describe how Andrea felt. Ulric hadn’t returned to her side after he ran off to find Cindy. And although Andrea appreciated that the little girl had to have been terrified and needed Ulric after everything she had been through. It still rubbed her the wrong way.
It didn’t help that Tate had turned on his heel and left her in the dark after he asked his question and she didn’t respond. Yes, she was the alpha’s mate, but what did that really mean for her? At that moment, it felt like an empty title.
Finally back in the house, Andrea gingerly lowered herself onto the nearest stool. Her body felt as though she had gone ten rounds with an angry bear and lost. Pain pulsed in her body. The strain of being a conduit for magic had battered every cell in her body and every
