Fawn POV
For the rest of breakfast, Thorn insists that I remain on his lap. I could feel his anger and concern through our bond. Was he worried the council would listen to the ravings of a mad man who betrayed his mate? Worried they would order the bond that we had just formed be ended in the name of a bond that was already broken. He buries his face in my neck. "I promise you that my only concern is the stress this will cause you and our pup," he says.
"No one on this planet will ever force me to break our bond. Our mating is blessed by the goddess herself. You are my fated mate, my queen. The only thing I worry about is all of this bulls*t upsetting you," he says. He pulls his head back and stares into my eyes. I cup his face in my hands. "Thorn, as long as I have you by my side I'll
