He huffed a small breath through his nose.
“That sounds suspiciously convenient.”
I laughed.
“It’s true.”
He shook his head slightly, though the smirk hadn’t left his face.
“You’ll understand when you meet your own mate someday,” I said.
Roman’s smirk widened just a little, but I could tell he was still trying to wrap his mind around the whole concept.
“That’s assuming I have one,” he said.
“You do.”
I said it without hesitation.
“Every wolf does.”
He didn’t argue, but he didn’t look entirely convinced either.
“So, who felt the bond first? You or Alpha Alexander?” he asked.
I saw that question coming.
“Ours is not the same. We’re mates by duty, not fate,” I said simply.
Roman smirked a little. “Politics, then...”
I didn’t need to respond to that.
I pushed away from the tre
