Caleb tilted his head slightly.
“Mostly?”
William nodded.
“The council discovered a more direct method.”
Caleb waited.
The king continued.
“They brought several couples into the chamber.”
Caleb’s attention sharpened immediately.
“Couples?”
“Yes,” William said. “Pairs that had already been identified as fated mates by the previous Messenger during her lifetime.”
Caleb’s jaw tightened slightly.
“And?”
William’s voice carried a hint of satisfaction.
“They mixed them with other unrelated wolves. A large group. Completely random.”
Caleb already understood where this was going.
“Sonia was asked to identify which individuals were bonded.”
William nodded once.
“And she succeeded.”
Caleb frowned faintly.
“Successfully?”
“Every single pair.”
William’s gaze sharpened slightly as
