**UNEDITED**
Ezra
“You’re all dismissed,” I said, sitting back down in my chair as I saw them all slowly walk out of the room. The way my daughter stomped out the door had me thinking of how close I was to strike her. Something I would regret doing if I went with it.
Seeing my mate clearly agreeing with her gaze, I didn’t dare hold mine and looked down at the table, desperate and angry. Expecting for her to scold me for my behavior, she approached me, her hand softly caressing my cheek as she ran it under my chin, lifting my gaze to hers.
“You know what you did was out of place, right?” she asked, tenderly lifting her hand to my hair, caressing my strands. My mate’s elegance was incomparable, and she was as beautiful as ever.
I nodded while Connal whined inside of me, knowing Viole
