Zander expected that they would be shocked to hear that Kharisi was his mate but according to their reaction, it seemed they already knew. He felt betrayed especially by Celestine, how could she have reacted towards him the way she had if she had an idea that they were destined mates. He lifted his eyes to look into her eyes but she avoided his gaze; she pretended to be interested in her dress, wiping invisible dirt from it. Alpha Casper was looking outside trying as much as he could to avoid looking at Zander.
"You knew?" he asked.
Celestine looked up from her dress to look at him with something akin to panic, her eyes moving from him to her father, who was keen on pretending to be thinking about something else. When it was apparent the emperor would not be coming to her rescue, Cele
