"Well, where should I start….?" Hope perks her lips a little as she glances around. "Don't tell her I told you this because she will kill me. But, Penelope had a mate, before, and he was everything to her. They weren't married so they aren't actually mates, but, she loved him, nonetheless." She leaned back into her seat and ran her fingers along her forehead. "They spent almost five years together and it turned out he was kind of…. A bastard…. I should say…"

"I would like it if you were a little more specific." Ace rolled his eyes as he glared at her in annoyance. "A bastard can actually...