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

But, without traditions, who are we as a

traditions, there is chaos, and I

So yes, while we might be mates, it is not exactly a happy occurrence for either

to hear that, Ryker,” I murmur, and I actually

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amazing like the relationship Aaron and I had, there are other couples on the opposite end of the spectrum who are enemies or can’t see eye to eye on the important things, and I wonder why the Moon Goddess paired them as mates when they will never be able to get along.

Ryker and Karolina, and I can only imagine how difficult it must

even like you, let alone love you, or break the bond and risk never having another mate

wolves get second chance mates.

of it happening, but I’ve never

been blessed like that.

Leah Luna,” Ryker says, clearly ready

lost Aaron, you’ve come to ask my help in tracking down the missing Al technology

dead in my tracks at his

wondering–not for the first time–if Ryker has the ability to straight up

to

the problem a few weeks ago,”

which puts an end to

mind–reading.

Aaron never mentioned it. Maybe he just forgot with everything else going

Ethan safe by keeping him a secret from

everything I need you to know. That we

hands–if it hasn’t

had

death–that the

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