CHAPTER 34 NAOMINeither of them said anything for the longest time, and I frowned. Why were they keeping this from me? Why was it this hard to just tell me her name? Say it once, and that was it. Did thinking about her hurt this much for them? For some reason, I felt damn tears welling up in my eyes. And I hated it because I never cried, yet right now, that was the only thing that I felt like doing. I just wanted to bawl my eyes out. Stupid mate bonds. “Her name is Ava,” I said. “Her name is Ava.” My voice was quiet, letting it sink in. “And nobody here will tell me anything about her. It is forbidden to speak her name. It is forbidden to say anything about her. And …” I turned away, my heart aching. “You know what?” A tear fell down my cheek, and I pushed it away angrily. “You two are