Orrin
“Neither of you were in pain, feeling your mate be intimate with someone else?”
Mother smiles slightly. “In the beginning, yes. Goddess, it was excruciating! But Dermot and I went to see a Witch, not May, who sold us a spell that would mask the pain, leaving us free to be with those we loved. We stayed with our lovers for a while, but the mate bond kept pulling Dermot and me together. We were never physical, though it was hard not to give in when the bond was strong.
“Then, one day, Dermot grabbed me and kissed me because his Wolf took over. Mine was in her element, and things almost went too far. Annabelle caught us, and I’ve never seen anyone look so devastated. She yelled about how she knew it would happen, and Dermot lied to her when he claimed to love only her. Annabelle didn
