“You cannot simply leave when your mate is here. What is wrong with you?”
Caleb’s eyes sharpened.
“My mate?”
William’s gaze was steady.
“Sonia. Or did you forget already?”
Caleb’s fists slowly tightened at his sides.
“Father—”
“What kind of mate leaves his fated partner behind the very day she reveals the bond?” William continued firmly.
The words struck like blows.
Caleb’s patience snapped.
“This is not that simple.”
William’s eyebrows rose.
“Oh?”
“Yes.”
The tension between them thickened.
“Then explain it to me,” the king challenged.
Caleb inhaled sharply.
But he couldn’t.
Not without revealing doubts he had no proof for.
Not without questioning the Council.
Not without exposing the entire mess.
His father studied him carefully.
“Exactly,” William said quietly.
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