Todd
“No,” I pull Ryan away from me. “You do not tell anyone you hate them. Do you understand?”
Ryan nods his head. “I'm sorry.” He sniffs back his tears.
I had yet to mention to Ryan about Bella being my mate. I thought she would reject me, and the last thing I wanted was to get Ryan’s hopes up for them to come crashing down when the inevitable happened.
But Bella didn’t reject me; she came here to accept our bond. I know why Bella thought she had to break our bond. The King wouldn’t have allowed a Princess to mate with one of his Warriors, or so we both thought. I’m not an idio.t, and I know why Thane agreed to let us mate. My father is a Lord and part of the Lycan council. Dad’s title passed to me when I was born, thus making me a Lord also. Bella wasn’t to know that, so her fears w
