Piper Stupid mate bond! I’ve been perfectly fine on my own, doing my own thing, living my own life. Now, one weekend with Henry, and I feel like I’m ready to burst into stupid tears because I left him behind. ‘It’s not a stupid mate bond. We were meant to be with him, not leaving him,’ Fallon whines. ‘Fallon, we’ve worked hard to be strong, independent women. I am not turning into some mushy cry-baby just because we met our mate.’ ‘He doesn’t want us to be a cry-baby. He and Tyrus seem to like our strength. And the way he looked at us. Piper ...’ Yeah. I won’t be forgetting that any time soon. And that’s a big reason why my heart hurts. I finally have someone who looks at me the way I’ve always wanted. ‘What about becoming an elite fighter, Fallon? What about that?’ ‘I could do some

