Waiting on Finn to come back in was like waiting for my death sentence. He had been silent a while so I wasn’t for sure if he was letting her explain or if he had left to tell my other fated that I wasn’t worth the trouble. Would he let me explain or just kick me out? Aisling was just as worried by the way she was curled into a ball whimpering. I hated that this was the situation my mother put us in. ‘Aisling, he could be on his way here. I’m not something that can be owned but they act like that toward all the females. I don’t know what to do.’ I confessed dropping my head into my hands. ‘Our mates will protect us. I just know they will.’ She whimpered back. Finn walked back in with my other fated mates. He handed me my phone as all of them sat down. By the pity filled looks of thei