Her body instantly stiffened. She was not ready for it. She was not ready to face Liam and Aster together yet.
"You are joking, right?" She asked. Hoping and praying that it was, indeed, a joke or a horrifying dream.
Rush looked away. But then his eyes came back to Eva. He grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her face closer to his.
His eyes had closed shut, like he was in deep pain and the next words that were going to come out of his mouth were nearly excruciating even to him.
"It is the rule, Eva." He whispered, "we are mated to each other now. And mates live together. I can not live without you anymore as it hurts me every time I walk out of door of your home. It is getting harder for me to leave your side every day even if it is for just a few hours."
He paused to take in her
