Hailey met Archer's eyes and her lips parted a little. No words came out of it, and she turned away to Beta Nico.
"What are we going to do? We can't leave them out there."
Archer gave a small scoff. "Why? Did you think being mated to me was going to be easy? With you being a former priestess?"
"No. But I don't know anything right now. All we have between us is a mark..."
"And the mate bond? You can't lie that you don't feel it."
Hailey swallowed, then lowered her head. She definitely couldn't hide how she felt for him. It wasn't love. It was a crazy sort of attraction that pulled her towards him, his body, everything.
"We will let them be, while we search other packs for priestesses. If we do get one, we will bring them down here to anoint the mates."
Beta Nico gave a low sigh. "I a
