I watch my mate across the table from me. She’s holding herself together, but the cracks are starting to form. She’s falling apart. I’m not sure she realizes that she’s been creating gusts of wind whenever she has strong emotions. It makes it a lot easier to read her emotions because outwardly, she’s not giving me anything. But she’s having a harder time controlling her element. I can imagine that the thought of Avani taking his pregnant mate to his cave of treasures hurts Zephyr in more ways than one. First, if he’s there, he’s not only NOT helping to find Ancalagon, but he’s also protecting his mate and their child when Zephyr can’t protect hers. I’ve been watching her push her food around on her plate. After the first bite, which looked like she barely got it down, she hasn’t eaten a