Chapter 269

At first, I think I can’t have heard that correctly.

“I’m sorry, did you say she’s your mate?” I repeat with a bewildered shake of my head.

I didn’t realize Ryker and Karolina even knew each other.

They certainly haven’t made their relationship public knowledge, and I wonder why that is.

“Yes, it’s true,” Ryker says, going to pour himself a second

drink. “You are surprised. I was also, when I first came to this

country and met her.”

I want to ask so many questions, but I keep my mouth shut.

It’s not really any of my business, and it may not have any bearing on what’s happening within the Council and what happened to Aaron.

Then again, it might have everything to do with it.

“Though we are mated, it has been somewhat contentious,” Ryker continues, and I’m glad he’s giving some explanation, so I’m not left with something else I need to dig into. “I don’t

agree with much of what your Council and Karolina does and believes. They have strayed too far from the Old Ways.

Meanwhile, Karolina believes I am stuck in the past and

the traditions that don’t serve us any longer in this modern

who are we as a

is chaos, and I think your

while we might be mates, it is not

to hear that, Ryker,” I murmur,

  1. it.

I had, there are other couples on the opposite end of the spectrum who are enemies or can’t see

that is what’s happened for Ryker and Karolina, and I can only imagine how difficult it

never understand you, maybe never even like you, let alone love you, or break the

many wolves get second

heard of it happening, but I’ve never met anyone in

who has been blessed like

Leah Luna,” Ryker says, clearly ready to change the

in tracking down the missing Al technology your father and brother were foolishly responsible

dead in my tracks at his words.

the ability to straight up read people’s minds like it’s rumored the Alphas

able to

in on the problem a few weeks

end to my

mind–reading.

Aaron never mentioned it. Maybe he just forgot

was keeping Ethan safe by

I need you to know.

wrong hands–if it hasn’t already–and I have absolutely

thoughtfully. “Aaron had some suspicions

before Tobin’s death–that the

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