“Your mate, huh?” Sage said with clear disdain, eyeing me from head to toe as if I were a new piece of furniture in the living room. “Are you sure about that?” I sensed the twins’ irritation at Kael’s Beta’s attitude, and even I wasn’t sure how to interpret her words. Was it offensive to question someone’s mate bond? Kael and Lean rose from their chairs, visibly upset, and I immediately noticed Zack standing up as well, while Sage crossed her arms, calmly watching them. I didn’t understand what was happening, but I thought I heard faint growls coming from the twins. “Of course she’s our mate,” Lean said sternly, his gaze piercing Sage with such intensity that I caught a flicker of red in his eyes—it made the hairs on my arms stand up. “And your future Luna. So you’d better start treatin

