"I have to find him," Eric tells me as I follow him out of the building. We could not find them inside, so Eric insisted on looking further.

"What if they want to be alone?"

He pauses briefly. "Then we have to hurry. I am not leaving my sister alone with some guy she just met."

I grab his shoulders and force him to look at me. "He is not just some guy, he is her mate."

He sighs.

"You're overreacting. Let's just go home, the party is almost over anyways, and you can relax," I suggest and he agrees after a few more tries.

Once in the bedroom, I...