“Amber.”
“I’m going to bed,” I said abruptly, walked around him, and retreated into my room.
I hated to think I was running away, but I knew in my heart, that was exactly what I was doing.
Julian’s POV
The next day, after setting Alice up with one of her tutors, I took a much needed visit to Rafael’s estate, to speak with the man myself.
We were overdue for a one-on-one chat, Alpha to Alpha. We should have spoken privately when I first arrived, to set boundaries. Now, because we’d skipped that conversation, Rafael didn’t seem to understand the nature of my relationship with Amber, or how she was still my mate.
I needed to make a few things clear.
The butler at the door sneered at me as I introduced myself.
“I need to speak to Alpha Rafael,” I said.
“I’m sorry, Sir,” the butler
