Kati and I gossiped about how awful Selene was the entire way home. It had been a brief interaction that lasted no more than a couple of minutes, but I was boiling with rage over the way she felt entitled to treat both Kati and myself.
She dropped me off, and before I could completely get out of the car, Kati stopped me.
"You might want to ask Hale about mates, while you're holding him captive," she suggested, only halfway joking.
I blinked and nodded, adding that to the list of things I needed answers to. I had no idea what it meant, but it was probably important.
I hurried up to my apartment. The door was unlocked, so I felt certain that Hale was already there waiting. Sure enough, he sat lounging, still in his work clothes, on my couch.
"I thought you were never coming home," he sa
