ELIAS'S P.O.V
I was pacing the room when Shanti walked in.
"Babe, are you okay?"
How do I respond to that?
"Just peachy." I ended up saying instead of what I really wanted to say.
"Why are you in a panic then?"
Do I tell her it's because my tech-guy can't ping the location on Zola's phone? Or that he couldn't track her car?
"Can't a guy pace without being questioned?" I replied with an irritated underlying tone.
"Sure, but you look bothered. What's a mate for if not to release the burden of stress?"
Aslan huffed internally at her response. He was never fond of taking Shanti as our chosen mate. We hadn't made it official yet, but she knew as well as I, that she was the only option. I suppose that wasn't completely true though. I could take a random mate, like my
