CADEN'S POV I watched as Aria took off, grabbing her friend, not taking a second to explain anything. Her friend cast a glance at me and let Aria drag her away. Leo watched them leave and came rushing outside to me. "I take it you told her, and it didn't go very well." "What was your first clue?" He shrugged. "That was probably the look of horror she gave me as she grabbed Vivian and ran out of here like her hair was on fire." I nodded. "Then you guessed right. She was not very accepting of shifters." "Did you get to the part about her being your mate?" I shook my head. "There's only so much I think she could handle at once. She could hardly grasp the idea of shifters. I don't think telling her we were destined to be together would have been welcome news. I tried to kiss her, but sh