I held Odessa tightly on the floor of my office. I could feel her relief clearly through our bond. There were still so many questions I needed to ask her, things I needed to know. For the moment, however, it was enough just to hold her and let the feeling of the mate bond bring comfort to both of us.
Until her stomach grumbled, loudly.
“We should go get some food,” I chuckled as she blushed. With everything that had happened today, we’d missed breakfast and now it was early afternoon.
We walked hand in hand to the dining room where several people were gathered enjoying a late lunch. All eyes shifted to us as we walked in, the quiet conversations stopped, leaving the room awkwardly quiet. I felt Odessa’s nervousness, and squeezed her hand in reassurance.
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